lincomycin

lincomycin
An antibacterial substance, composed of substituted pyrrolidine and octapyranose moities, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; active against Gram-positive organisms; used medicinally as l. hydrochloride.

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lin·co·my·cin .liŋ-kə-'mīs-ən n an antibiotic effective esp. against gram-positive bacteria that is obtained from an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. lincolnensis) and is used in the form of its hydrated hydrochloride C18H34N2O6S·HCl·H2O

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lin·co·my·cin (lin″ko-miґsin) a lincosamide antibiotic, effective primarily against gram-positive organisms, produced by a variant of Streptomyces lincolnensis.

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  • lincomycin — noun Etymology: New Latin lincolnensis (specific epithet of Streptomyces lincolnensis) + English mycin Date: 1963 an antibiotic C18H34N2O6S obtained from an actinomycete (Streptomyces lincolnensis) and effective especially against gram positive… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lincomycin — /ling keuh muy sin/, n. Pharm. a toxic antibiotic, C18H34N2O6S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram positive penicillin resistant infections. [1960 65; < NL of the bacteria… …   Universalium

  • lincomycin — noun A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis …   Wiktionary

  • lincomycin — lin·co·my·cin …   English syllables

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