ˌparəmōˈmīs ə n noun
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Etymology: probably from Greek paromo ios closely resembling (from par- para- + homoios like, similar) + English -mycin — more at home-
: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C 23 H 45 N 5 O 14 that is obtained from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces ( S. rimosus paramomycinus ) and is used against intestinal amebiasis especially in the form of its sulfate