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streptothricin

[strep-tuh-thrahy-sin]

noun Pharmacology.

an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.

Origin:
1925–30; strepto- + thric- (variant of trich-) + -in²

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streptothricin (ˌstrɛptəʊˈθraɪsɪn)

—n
	an antibiotic active against bacteria and some fungi, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae

[from Streptothrix, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek thrix hair + -in)]

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