kanamycin

noun kana·my·cin \ˌka-nə-ˈmī-s^ən\

Definition of KANAMYCIN

: a broad-spectrum antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus)

New Latin kanamyceticus, specific epithet of Streptomyces kanamyceticus

First Known Use: 1957

Medical Dictionary

noun kana·my·cin \ˌkan-ə-ˈmīs-^ən\

: a broad-spectrum antibiotic from a Japanese soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. kanamyceticus)

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