gentamicin
A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete,…A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
» Gentamicin is an antibiotic that is typically not used to treat sexually transmitted infections.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract
Examples
1 sentencesGentamicin is an antibiotic that is typically not used to treat sexually transmitted infections.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of theAlteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete.
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Forms
plural: gentamicinsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract:Garamycin
Lessons for this word
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