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neomycin

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Meaning

  1. noun A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.

Similar words

fradicin polymyxin neomycine framycetin moenomycin natamycin paromomycin paramomycin nogalamycin nebramycin

Often followed by

and sulfate is resistance phosphotransferase in or sulphate b

Word family

neomycins

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