vancomycin

 
Pronunciation: /ˌvaŋkəˈmʌɪsɪn/

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a bacterial antibiotic used against resistant strains of streptococcus and staphylococcus.
    • This antibiotic is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis

Origin:

1950s: from vanco- (of unknown origin) + -mycin