kanamycin
[ kan-uh-mahy-sin ]
nounPharmacology.
a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic, C18H35N3O10, isolated from the Japanese soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus and used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by Gram-negative bacilli.
Origin of kanamycin
1First recorded in 1955–60; from New Latin kana(mycēticus), the specific epithet of the genus, equivalent to Japanese kana- “golden,” from kane “gold” (from the color of the bacterial colonies) + New Latin myc(ēticus) “pertaining to a mushroom” + English -in; see origin at streptomyces, myco-, -in2
- Compare amikacin.
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British Dictionary definitions for kanamycin
kanamycin
/ (ˌkænəˈmaɪsɪn) /
noun
an aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus, used in the treatment of various infections, esp those caused by Gram-negative bacteria. Formula: C 18 H 36 N 4 O 11
Origin of kanamycin
1C20: from New Latin kanamyceticus
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