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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An antibiotic, C23H36N12O8, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces puniceus, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

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  • noun medicine An antibiotic, of complex structure, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces puniceus

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  • noun a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[vio(let) + –mycin (from the color of the soil mold).]

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