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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A particular antibiotic. uncountable
2. 2
   antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antibioticpenicillin

Etymology

From dihydro- + streptomycin.

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