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tobramycin

UK/ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/US/ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

tobramycin noun: a colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.

Noun

tobramycin (uncountable)

  1. A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.

tobramycin meaning in Tamil

tobramycin in Tamil

டோப்ராமைசின்

Forms of tobramycin

alternative formnebramycin

Origin of tobramycin

From [Term?] + translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Questions about tobramycin

What does tobramycin mean?
Tobramycin means a colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.
What is tobramycin in Tamil?
Tobramycin in Tamil is டோப்ராமைசின். See Tobramycin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tobramycin?
Tobramycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce tobramycin?
Tobramycin is pronounced /ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/ (UK).

Words near tobramycin in the dictionary

  1. tobosa
  2. tobosagrass
  3. tobosagrasses
  4. Toboso
  5. tobra
  6. tobramycin
  7. tobras
  8. tobravirus
  9. tobraviruses
  10. tobreak
  11. tobreaking

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