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streptomycin

[ strep-tuh-mahy-sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , 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.


streptomycin

/ ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn /

noun

  1. 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
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streptomycin

/ strĕp′tə-mīsĭn /

  1. An aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 21 H 39 O 12 N 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, given as an intramuscular injection to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of streptomycin1

1944; < New Latin Streptomyc ( es ) streptomyces + -in 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of streptomycin1

from Streptomyces, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in )
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Example Sentences

Another study tested its ability to stop bacteria in wounds, and some snail mucus performed better than commercial antibiotics, including amoxicillin and streptomycin.

The collection did generate several historically important drugs through the years, including the tuberculosis antibiotic streptomycin and the organ transplant drug sirolimus.

And streptomycin, developed in 1943, stopped TB cold in most patients.

Life-threatening infection led to the removal of a kidney and his treatment with what was then an experimental antibiotic, streptomycin, initially used to treat tuberculosis.

Otto said they were able to ward off fire blight last year by using sprays including copper sulfate and streptomycin.

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