English Explanatory Dictionary

tobramycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/ /ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word forms

tobramycin nebramycin

Etymology

From [Term?] + translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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