streptomycin: Meaning and Definition of

strep•to•my•cin

Pronunciation: (strep"tu-mī'sin), [key]
— n. Pharm.
  1. an antibiotic, CHNO, 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. Cf.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
streptomyces streptothricin
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