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neomycin definition

neo·my·cin (nē′ō mī′sin, nē′ə-)

noun

a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete (Streptomyces fradiae) and used in the treatment of various infections, esp. of the skin and eye

Etymology: neo- + -mycin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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