- actinospectacin
Medical dictionary. 2011.
actinospectacin
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actinospectacin — ac·ti·no·spec·ta·cin … English syllables
actinospectacin — akˌtinōˈspektəsə̇n, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ , ˌ ̷ ̷ tən noun ( s) Etymology: actinomycete + New Latin spectabilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces spectabilis, species of actinomycete) + English mycin : spectinomycin herein … Useful english dictionary
spectinomycin — spec·ti·no·my·cin .spek tə nō mīs ən n a white crystalline broad spectrum antibiotic derived from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. spectabilis) that is used clinically esp. in the form of its hydrated dihydrochloride C14H24N2O7·2HCl·5H2O … Medical dictionary
