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| spec·ti·no·my·cin [ spèktinō mss'n ] |
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antibiotic drug: an antibiotic with a wide range of effectiveness against penicillin-resistant pathogens. Use: treatment of gonorrhea.
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| [Mid-20th century. < modern Latin Streptomyces spectabilis, bacterium that is its source < Latin spectabilis, "visible"] |
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