Main Entry: gen·ta·mi·cin

Pronunciation: \ˌjen-tə-ˈmī-s^ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet + kanamycin; from the color of the actinomycete

Date: 1963

: a broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora) and extensively used as the sulfate in treating infections (as of the urinary tract)