gramicidin
[ gram-uh-sahyd-n ]
/ ˌgræm əˈsaɪd n /
noun Pharmacology.
a crystalline, water-insoluble antibiotic obtained from tyrothrycin by extraction, used chiefly in treating local infections caused by Gram-positive organisms.
Also called
gramicidin D.
Origin of gramicidin
Words nearby gramicidin
gram.,
grama,
gramadan,
gramarye,
gramercy,
gramicidin,
gramineous,
graminicolous,
graminivorous,
graminology,
grammage
British Dictionary definitions for gramicidin
gramicidin
gramicidin D
/ (ˌɡræmɪˈsaɪdɪn) /
noun
an antibiotic used in treating local Gram-positive bacterial infections: obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis
Word Origin for gramicidin
C20: from
Gram (
-positive) +
-cid (
e) +
-in
Medical definitions for gramicidin
gramicidin
[ grăm′ĭ-sīd′n ]
n.
An antibiotic produced by a Bacillis bacterium and used to treat certain gram-positive bacteria infections.