spectinomycin
noun
spec·ti·no·my·cin ˌspek-tə-nō-ˈmī-sᵊn 
: a white crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C14H24N2O7 produced by a bacterium (Streptomyces spectabilis) that is used clinically especially in the form of its hydrochloride to treat gonorrhea
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The only antibiotic the strain showed susceptibility to in the lab tests was spectinomycin, which doctors prescribed next. 
Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 31 May 2018
Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 31 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
spect- (from New Latin spectabilis, specific epithet of Streptomyces spectabilis) + actinomycin
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
spectinomycin
noun
spec·ti·no·my·cin ˌspek-tə-nō-ˈmīs-ᵊn
: a white crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. spectabilis) that is used clinically especially in the form of its hydrated dihydrochloride C14H24N2O7·2HCl·5H2O to treat gonorrhea
called also actinospectacin
see trobicin