kanamycin
IPA: kʌnˈɔmˈaɪsɪn
noun
- (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.
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Examples of "kanamycin" in Sentences
- As a powder kanamycin is white to off white and is soluble in water 50mg/ml .
- Kanamycin is not given to humans often because of its fairly toxic side effects.