spectinomycin
spec·ti·no·my·cin
noun \ˌspek-tə-nō-ˈmī-sən\Definition of SPECTINOMYCIN
: a white crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C14H24N2O7 produced by a bacterium (Streptomyces spectabilis) that is used clinically especially in the form of its hydrochloride to treat gonorrhea
Origin of SPECTINOMYCIN
spect- (from New Latin spectabilis, specific epithet of Streptomyces spectabilis) + actinomycin
First Known Use: 1964
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