capreomycin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin capreolus + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkæp.ɹi.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/
Noun[edit]
capreomycin (countable and uncountable, plural capreomycins)
- (pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
References[edit]
- “capreomycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.