lincomycin

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L0178350 (lĭng′kə-mī′sĭn)n. An antibiotic, C₁₈H₃₄N₂O₆S, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis, used intravenously in its hydrochloride form to treat certain penicillin-resistant infections.

[New Latin linco(lnēnsis), specific epithet (after Lincoln, Nebraska, where the bacterium was discovered in a soil sample) + -mycin.]

lincomycin

(ˌlɪŋkəʊˈmaɪsɪn) n (Medicine) an antibiotic used as an alternative to penicillin

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lincomycin - antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infectionsLincocinantibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

lincomycin

(lĭng'kōmī`sĭn), antibioticantibiotic,
any of a variety of substances, usually obtained from microorganisms, that inhibit the growth of or destroy certain other microorganisms. Types of Antibiotics
..... Click the link for more information. isolated from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Similar in activity to erythromycinerythromycin
, any of several related antibiotic drugs produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (see antibiotic). Erythromycin is most effective against gram-positive bacteria such as pneumococci, streptococci, and some staphylococci (see Gram's stain).
..... Click the link for more information. , it is effective against most gram-positive organisms including staphylococci, some streptococci, and anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium (see Gram's stainGram's stain,
laboratory staining technique that distinguishes between two groups of bacteria by the identification of differences in the structure of their cell walls. The Gram stain, named after its developer, Danish bacteriologist Christian Gram, has become an important tool
..... Click the link for more information. ). Diarrhea and nausea are common side effects of the drug.

lincomycin

[‚liŋ·kə′mīs·ən] (microbiology) C₁₈H₃₄O₆N₂S·HCl A monobasic crystalline antibiotic, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis, that is active as lincomycin hydrochloride mainly toward gram-positive microorganisms.

lincomycin

[lin´ko-mi″sin] an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; used as the hydrochloride salt in infections with gram-positive cocci and gram-negative bacilli.

lin·co·my·cin

(lin'kō-mī'sin), An antibacterial substance, composed of substituted pyrrolidine and octapyranose moities, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; active against gram-positive organisms; used medicinally as lincomycin hydrochloride.

lincomycin

(lĭng′kə-mī′sĭn)n. An antibiotic, C₁₈H₃₄N₂O₆S, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis, used intravenously in its hydrochloride form to treat certain penicillin-resistant infections.

lincomycin

Lincocin^® An older generation antibiotic produced from Streptomyces lincolnensis, which has been used for gram-positive cocci

lin·co·my·cin

(lin'kō-mī'sin) An antibacterial substance, composed of substituted pyrrolidine and octapyranose moities, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis.

lin·co·my·cin

(lin'kō-mī'sin) An antibacterial substance active against gram-positive organisms.

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noun antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections

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