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streptomycin
strep·to·my·cin [ strèptə mssən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic used for tuberculosis: an antibiotic produced from the soil bacterium Streptomyces griseus. Use: treatment of bacterial infections such as tuberculosis.
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