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/ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/ · noun
(pharmacology) A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet..
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Tobramycin means (pharmacology) A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet..
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