kanamycin


kana·my·cin

noun \ˌka-nə-ˈmī-sən\

Definition of KANAMYCIN

: a broad-spectrum antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus)

Origin of KANAMYCIN

New Latin kanamyceticus, specific epithet of Streptomyces kanamyceticus
First Known Use: 1957

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