-kacin

English

Etymology

Contraction of kanamycin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.sɪn/

Suffix

-kacin

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of kanamycin and bekanamycin derivatives (obtained from Streptomyces kanamyceticus) used as antibiotics.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -kacin

Related terms

• -mycin

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018