capreomycin

English

Etymology

From Latin capreolus +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkæp.ɹi.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Noun

capreomycin (countable and uncountable, plural capreomycins)

1. (pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.

References

• “capreomycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.