spectinomycin
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spec·ti·no·my·cin
(spĕk′tə-nō-mī′sĭn)n.
A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C14H24N2O7, obtained from a species of gram-negative bacteria (Streptomyces spectabilis) or produced synthetically and used in its hydrochloride form especially in the treatment of penicillin-resistant gonorrhea.
[New Latin spect(ābilis), specific epithet (from Latin, visible, from spectāre, to watch; see spectacle) + (act)inomycin.]
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spectinomycin
(ˌspɛktɪnəˈmaɪsɪn)n
(Pharmacology) an antibiotic drug
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| Noun | 1. | spectinomycin - an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" |
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