tobramycin

English

Alternative forms

• nebramycin

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Noun

tobramycin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: tobramysiini
• Spanish: tobramicina f

References

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