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vancomycin

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vancomycin /ˌvaŋkəˈmʌɪsɪn /
▸ noun [mass 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.