单词 | gentamicin |
释义 | gentamicin[ jen-tuh-mahy-sin ] / ˌdʒɛn təˈmaɪ sɪn / noun Pharmacology.a highly toxic broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture of related aminoglycoside substances derived from the actinomycete bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, used in its sulfate form in the treatment of severe Gram-negative infections. Origin of gentamicinFirst recorded in 1960–65; respelling of gentamycin, probably equivalent to gent(ian violet), so called from the color of the source bacterium + -a- (as in kanamycin) + -mycin;see gentian violet, -mycin Words nearby gentamicingens, gens du monde, genseng, Genseric, gent, gentamicin, gentamicin sulfate, genteel, genteelism, gentian, gentianaceous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gentamicingentamicin / (ˌdʒɛntəˈmaɪsɪn) / nouna broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections Word Origin for gentamicinC20: from genta (of unknown origin) + -mycin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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