vancomycin
Meanings
noun
- A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.
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Etymology
From vanquish + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”).
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