tyrothricin
/ (ˌtaɪrəʊˈθraɪsɪn) /
noun
an antibiotic, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis, consisting of tyrocidine and gramicidin and active against Gram-positive bacteria such as staphylococci and streptococci: applied locally for the treatment of ulcers and abscesses
Word Origin for tyrothricin
C20: from New Latin
Tyrothrix (genus name), from Greek
turos cheese +
thrix hair
Words nearby tyrothricin
tyrosine,
tyrosinemia,
tyrosinosis,
tyrosinuria,
tyrosyluria,
tyrothricin,
tyrr,
tyrrhenian sea,
tyrrheus,
tyrtaeus,
tyrwhitt-wilson
Medical definitions for tyrothricin
tyrothricin
[ tī′rō-thrī′sĭn ]
n.
A gray-brown mixture consisting mainly of tryocidine and gramicidin, used as a topical antibiotic in treating infections caused by gram-positive bacteria.