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vancomycin

/ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/

vancomycin noun: a glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.

Noun

vancomycin (uncountable)

  1. A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.
    • Vancomycin was given intravenously in doses of 0.5 gm. at 6-hour intervals for periods of up to 4 weeks to 9 patients, all of whom had staphylococcal infections.1956, J. Geraci, “Some Laboratory and Clinical Experiences with a New Antibiotic, Vancomycin”, in Proc. Staff, Meetings Mayo Clinic, volume 31, number 21, page 564

vancomycin meaning in Tamil

vancomycin in Tamil

வேங்கோ மைசின்

Origin of vancomycin

From vanquish + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”).

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Words that rhyme with vancomycin

Questions about vancomycin

What does vancomycin mean?
Vancomycin means a glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.
What is vancomycin in Tamil?
Vancomycin in Tamil is வேங்கோ மைசின். See Vancomycin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vancomycin?
Vancomycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce vancomycin?
Vancomycin is pronounced /ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/.

Words near vancomycin in the dictionary

  1. Vancleave
  2. Vancleaves
  3. Vancleve
  4. Vancleves
  5. vanco
  6. vancomycin
  7. Vancon
  8. vancourier
  9. vancouriers
  10. Vancouver
  11. Vancouver fir

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