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kanamycin

Syllabification: (kan·a·my·cin)
Pronunciation: /ˌkanəˈmīsin/
Definition of kanamycin

noun

Medicine
  • a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of bacteria.

Origin:

mid 20th century: from modern Latin Streptomyces kanamyceticus, the name of the source bacterium (see also -mycin)

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