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vancomycin

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
vancomycin /ˌvaNGkəˈmīsin, , ˌvæŋkəˈmaɪsɪn , ˌvaNGkəˈmīsn, ˌvæŋkəˈmaɪsn/
▸ noun Medicine a bacterial antibiotic used against resistant strains of streptococcus and staphylococcus.
This antibiotic is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis.
– ORIGIN 1950s : from vanco- (of unknown origin) + -mycin.