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capreomycin

US/ˌkæp.ɹi.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

capreomycin noun: a cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.

Noun

capreomycin (countable and uncountable, plural capreomycins)

  1. A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.

Forms of capreomycin

pluralcapreomycins

Origin of capreomycin

From Latin capreolus + English -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about capreomycin

What does capreomycin mean?
Capreomycin means a cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
What part of speech is capreomycin?
Capreomycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce capreomycin?
Capreomycin is pronounced /ˌkæp.ɹi.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/ (US).
What is the plural of capreomycin?
The plural of capreomycin is capreomycins.

Words near capreomycin in the dictionary

  1. capreolate
  2. capreoline
  3. capreolines
  4. capreols
  5. capreomycidine
  6. capreomycin
  7. capreomycins
  8. caprese
  9. caprese salad
  10. caprese salads
  11. capreses

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