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kanamycin
kan·a·my·cin [ kànnə mss'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic: an antibiotic obtained from a soil bacterium. Use: treatment of infections resistant to other antibiotics.
[Mid-20th century. < modern Latin kanamyceticus, bacterium species name]
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