noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various antimicrobial agents produced by Streptomyces bacteria. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a basic antibiotic derived from a soil actinomycete wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antibioticpenicillin

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