-kacin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of kanamycin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-kacin

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of kanamycin and bekanamycin derivatives (obtained from Streptomyces kanamyceticus) used as antibiotics.

Derived terms[edit]

English terms suffixed with -kacin

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References[edit]

  • The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018
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