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amikacins

amikacins is the plural of amikacin.

Meaning of amikacin

Noun

amikacin (countable and uncountable, plural amikacins)

  1. A semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic that is derived from kanamycin and is administered intravenously or intramuscularly in the form of its sulfate C₂₂H₄₃N₅O₁₃·2 H₂SO₄ to treat serious bacterial infections.
    • XDR-TB is defined as tuberculosis that is resistant to the two most important antituberculosis drugs (isoniazid and rifampin), along with […] a member of the fluoroquinolone class and at least one of three others (capreomycin, kanamycin and amikacin).2007 March 20, Lawrence K. Altman, “Rise of a Deadly TB Reveals a Global System in Crisis”, in New York Times

Questions about amikacins

What is amikacins the plural of?
Amikacins is the plural of amikacin.

Words near amikacins in the dictionary

  1. amiids
  2. amiiform
  3. amiiforms
  4. Amika
  5. amikacin
  6. amikacins
  7. amikhelline
  8. amil
  9. amildar
  10. amildars
  11. amillennial

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