Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antibiotic, C21H39O12N7, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, used to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.
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- noun An
aminoglycoside andbactericidal antibiotic administered via intramuscular injection.
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- noun an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(The story of Orwell and streptomycin is worth a read, too.)
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I've already mentioned the mutations that occur in streptomycin resistance and to rifampicin in mycobacteria.
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I've already mentioned the mutations that occur in streptomycin resistance and to rifampicin in mycobacteria.
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The activity of streptomycin is principally bacteriostatic, i.e. it checks the bacterial growth and is in some degree also bacteriolytic, i.e. it destroys the tubercle bacillus.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1952 - Presentation Speech 1964
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Even if streptomycin is not the perfect anti-tuberculous remedy, its introduction nevertheless signifies
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1952 - Presentation Speech 1964
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Crofton was appointed to a team formed by Britain's Medical Research Council to investigate the treatment of TB with a recently discovered antibiotic called streptomycin -- which was available in the United Kingdom in only limited quantities because of that country's impoverishment after World War II.
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At that time, half of those who developed TB died from it, but new anti-bacterial drugs, such as streptomycin and isoniazid, were being introduced to treat the disease.
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Most of these antibiotics, such as streptomycin and tetracycline, are derivatives of natural compounds released by microbes (often fungi or soil bacteria) to kill competitors found nearby in the environment.
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Most of these antibiotics, such as streptomycin and tetracycline, are derivatives of natural compounds released by microbes (often fungi or soil bacteria) to kill competitors found nearby in the environment.
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Most of these antibiotics, such as streptomycin and tetracycline, are derivatives of natural compounds released by microbes (often fungi or soil bacteria) to kill competitors found nearby in the environment.
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