kanamycine
kanamycine is the alternative form of kanamycin.
Meaning of kanamycin
Noun
kanamycin (countable and uncountable, plural kanamycins)
- A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.
Forms of kanamycine
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Questions about kanamycine
- What is kanamycine the alternative form of?
- Kanamycine is the alternative form of kanamycin.
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