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streptomycin

UK/ˌstɹɛp.tə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/US/ˌstɹɛp.təˈmaɪ.sn̩/

streptomycin noun: an aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.

Noun

streptomycin (uncountable)

  1. An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.
    • In brief, Le Chiffre plans, we believe, to follow the example of most other desperate till-robbers and make good the deficit in his accounts by gambling. The 'Bourse' is too slow. So are the various illicit traffics in drugs, or rare medicines, such as aureo- and streptomycin and cortisone.1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 17

streptomycin meaning in Tamil

streptomycin in Tamil

ஒருவகை நுண்ணுயிரிக் கொல்லி, இஸ்ட்ரெப்ட்டோமைசின், இஸ்ட்ரெப்டோ மைசின்

Origin of streptomycin

From translingual Streptomyces + -in. By surface analysis, strepto- + -mycin.

Words formed from streptomycin

Questions about streptomycin

What does streptomycin mean?
Streptomycin means an aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.
What is streptomycin in Tamil?
Streptomycin in Tamil is ஒருவகை நுண்ணுயிரிக் கொல்லி, இஸ்ட்ரெப்ட்டோமைசின், இஸ்ட்ரெப்டோ மைசின். See Streptomycin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is streptomycin?
Streptomycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce streptomycin?
Streptomycin is pronounced /ˌstɹɛp.tə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ (UK).

Words near streptomycin in the dictionary

  1. streptolysis
  2. streptomonomicin
  3. streptomyces
  4. streptomycete
  5. streptomycetes
  6. streptomycin
  7. streptomycine
  8. streptomycins
  9. streptoneurous
  10. streptoneury
  11. streptonigrin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: streptomycin (page history and authors); streptomycin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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