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spec⋅ti⋅no⋅my⋅cin

  [spek-tuh-noh-mahy-sin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
an antibiotic drug, C1 4H2 4N2O7, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
Origin:
1960–65; b. NL spectabilis a specific epithet (lit., visible; see spectacle, -able ) and actinomycin
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spec·ti·no·my·cin   (spěk'tə-nō-mī'sĭn)   
n.  A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C14H24N2O7, obtained from a species of gram-negative bacteria (Streptomyces spectabilis) or produced synthetically and used especially in the treatment of penicillin-resistant gonorrhea.

[New Latin spect(ābilis), specific epithet (from Latin, visible, from spectāre, to watch; see spectacle) + (act)inomycin.]
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Main Entry: spec·ti·no·my·cin
Pronunciation: "spek-t&-nO-'mIs-&n
Function: noun
: a white crystallinebroad-spectrum antibiotic C14H24N2O7 derived from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. spectabilis) that is used clinically especially inthe form of its hydrochloride to treat gonorrhea called also actinospectacin; —see TROBICIN
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spectinomycin spec·ti·no·my·cin (spěk'tə-nō-mī'sĭn)
n.
A broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a species of gram-negative bacteria or produced synthetically, used especially in the treatment of gonorrhea that is resistant to penicillin.

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