English Explanatory Dictionary

pristinamycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections.

Word forms

pristinamycin pristinamycins

Etymology

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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