English Explanatory Dictionary

paromomycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.

Pronunciation

/ˌpa.ɹəʊ.məʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ /ˌpæɹ.əm.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word forms

paromomycin aminosidine monomycin

Etymology

Blend of Ancient Greek παρόμοιος (parómoios, “closely resembling”) + neomycin.

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