kanamycins
kanamycins is the plural 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.
Questions about kanamycins
- What is kanamycins the plural of?
- Kanamycins is the plural of kanamycin.
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