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Vancomycin

//ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci. uncountable

    "Vancomycin was given intravenously in doses of 0.5 gm. at 6-hour intervals for periods of up to 4 weeks to 9 patients, all of whom had staphylococcal infections."

  2. 2
    an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections wordnet

Etymology

From vanquish + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”).

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