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neomycin

UK/ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/US/ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/

neomycin noun: a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.

Noun

neomycin (countable and uncountable, plural neomycins)

  1. A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.
    • The bowel is prepared preoperatively with neomycin and sulfathalidine. A wide transverse lower abdominal incision is used.1954 February 15, Oswald S. Lowsley, Thomas H. Johnson, Antonio E. Rueda, “Operation for Urinary Diversion”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications...
    Synonyms:
    framycetin

neomycin meaning in Tamil

neomycin in Tamil

ஒரு வகை எதிருயிரி, நியோமைசின்

Synonyms of neomycin

Forms of neomycin

pluralneomycins

Origin of neomycin

From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Words formed from neomycin

Questions about neomycin

What does neomycin mean?
Neomycin means a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.
What is neomycin in Tamil?
Neomycin in Tamil is ஒரு வகை எதிருயிரி, நியோமைசின். See Neomycin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neomycin?
Neomycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce neomycin?
Neomycin is pronounced /ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of neomycin?
The plural of neomycin is neomycins.

Words near neomycin in the dictionary

  1. neomphalids
  2. neomuscularization
  3. neomuscularized
  4. neomutation
  5. neomutations
  6. neomycin
  7. neomycine
  8. neomycins
  9. neomyocardialization
  10. neomyocyte
  11. neomyocytes

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