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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