neomycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

/ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ /ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/

neomycin neomycins

From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

framycetin

paromomycin

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