tobramycin

[ toh-bruh-mahy-sin ]
/ ˌtoʊ brəˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a highly toxic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C18H37N5O9, derived from Streptomyces tenebarius, used in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.

Origin of tobramycin

1970–75; perhaps (Strep)to(myces) (tene)bra(rias) + -mycin

Words nearby tobramycin

tobira, tobit, toboggan, tobol, tobolsk, tobramycin, tobruk, toby, toby jug, toc, toc h