spectinomycin
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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

spec·ti·no·my·cin

noun \ˌspek-tə-nō-ˈmīs-ən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SPECTINOMYCIN

: a white crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. spectabilis) that is used clinically especially in the form of its hydrated dihydrochloride C14H24N2O7·2HCl·5H2O to treat gonorrhea—called also actinospectacin; see trobicin

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