streptomycin meaning

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streptomycin (noun): an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis.

Definition of streptomycin

  1. an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis

    Type of: antibiotic

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in IN · 12-letter words

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