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streptomycin: Meaning and Definition of
strep•to•my•cin
Pronunciation: (strep"tu-mī'sin), [key]
— n. Pharm.
- 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.
See also:
- streptomycin (Thesaurus)
