Meaning Of The Word Streptomycin

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streptomycin in American English
an antibiotic, C21H39N7O12, obtained from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces griseus) and used in treating various bacterial diseases, as tuberculosis
noun: 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

streptomycin in British English
noun: an antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus: used in the treatment of tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Formula: C21 H39N7 O12

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