streptomycin

Definitions of streptomycin
  1. noun
    an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
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    type of:
    antibiotic, antibiotic drug
    a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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