ˌspektə̇nōˈmīs ə n noun
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Etymology: spect- (from New Latin spectabilis , specific epithet of Streptomyces spectabilis ) + act inomycin
: a white crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C 14 H 24 N 2 O 7 extracted from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces ( S. spectabilis ) and used clinically especially in the form of its hydrochloride to treat gonorrhea — called also actinospectacin