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vanadinite
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vanadium pentoxide
vanadium steel
vanadous
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vancomycin
vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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vancomycin

van·co·my·cin [ vàngkə mssən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic: an antibiotic that is effective against some bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. Strains of bacteria resistant to vancomycin have now developed.

[Mid-20th century. <vanco-, origin?]
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