streptomycin
[ strep-tuh-mahy-sin ]
/ ˌstrɛp təˈmaɪ sɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
an antibiotic, C21H39N7O12, produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Compare
dihydrostreptomycin.
Origin of streptomycin
Words nearby streptomycin
Example sentences from the Web for streptomycin
Now that streptomycin is available, cases of tularemia in persons are easily cured.
A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha |E. Raymond Hall
British Dictionary definitions for streptomycin
streptomycin
/ (ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn) /
noun
an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C 21 H 39 N 7 O 12
Word Origin for streptomycin
from
Streptomyces, genus name of bacteria (from
strepto- + Greek
mukēs fungus +
-in)
Medical definitions for streptomycin
streptomycin
n.
An antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces griseus and used against the tubercle bacillus and other bacteria.
Scientific definitions for streptomycin
streptomycin
[ strĕp′tə-mī′sĭn ]
An aminoglycoside antibiotic, C21H39O12N7, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, given as an intramuscular injection to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.