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Gentamicin

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

n. A broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from an actinomycete of the genus Micromonospora, used in its sulfate form to treat various infections.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A glycoside antibiotic, derived from an actinomycete, used to treat bacterial infections

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract

Word Usage

"She approached Clark, who was worried about hearing loss in these newborns for a different reason: they were being given the drug gentamicin, which is closely related to kanamycin."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

antibiotic drug antibiotic

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chloramphenicol tetracycline fosfomycin ampicillin minocycline