neomycin

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/
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/ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ · /ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Definition of neomycin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.
    “The bowel is prepared preoperatively with neomycin and sulfathalidine. A wide transverse lower abdominal incision is used.”

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Etymology

From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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