kanamycin

English

Etymology

From (Streptomyces) kana(myceticus) +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic produced from a Streptomyces strain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkæn.əˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Noun

kanamycin (countable and uncountable, plural kanamycins)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.

Derived terms

• bekanamycin
• -kacin (“antibiotic”)

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: kanamicina f
• Hungarian: kanamicin
• Spanish: kanamicina f
• Ukrainian: канаміци́н m (kanamicýn)

References

• “kanamycin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “kanamycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.