Kanamycin
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌkæn.əˈmaɪ.sɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kanamycin is a noun meaning (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.
Meaning
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.
Word Forms
- kanamycins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kanamycine, canamycin, amikacin, bekanamycin, kitasamycin, kinamycin.
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