What does "kanamycin" mean?

A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.

How do you pronounce "kanamycin"?

Pronounced //ˌkæn.əˈmaɪ.sɪn//.

Kanamycin

Q: What is a synonym for "kanamycin"?

Common synonyms include: aminoglycoside, aminoglycoside antibiotic, antibiotic, drug, garamycin, kanamycin a.

/ˌkæn.əˈmaɪ.sɪn/ noun

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Noun

1
A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis. countable, uncountable
2
antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections wordnet

Synonyms

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aminoglycoside aminoglycoside antibiotic antibiotic drug garamycin kanamycin a

Antonyms

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kanamycin-free kanamycin-sensitive gene nonantibiotic nonkanamycin

Etymology

From (Streptomyces) kana(myceticus) + -mycin (“antibiotic produced from a Streptomyces strain”). The term kanamyceticus may comes from From Japanese 金 (kana-, “metal, money”) + Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs) + Latin -icus.

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