streptomycin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis

Etymology

From translingual Streptomyces + -in. By surface analysis, strepto- + -mycin.

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