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spectinomycin
[ spek-tuh-noh-mahy-sin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spectinomycin1
1960–65; blend of New Latin spectabilis a specific epithet (literally, visible; spectacle, -able ) and actinomycin
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