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pristinamycin

pristinamycin noun: an antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections.

Noun

pristinamycin (plural pristinamycins)

  1. An antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections.

Forms of pristinamycin

pluralpristinamycins

Origin of pristinamycin

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Questions about pristinamycin

What does pristinamycin mean?
Pristinamycin means an antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections.
What part of speech is pristinamycin?
Pristinamycin is a noun.
What is the plural of pristinamycin?
The plural of pristinamycin is pristinamycins.

Words near pristinamycin in the dictionary

  1. pristigasterid
  2. pristigasterids
  3. pristiglomid
  4. pristiglomids
  5. Pristina
  6. pristinamycin
  7. pristinamycine
  8. pristinamycines
  9. pristinamycins
  10. pristinate
  11. pristine

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