Definitions for gentamicin
gentamicin
gen·ta·mi·cin
Spelling: [jen-tuh-mahy-sin]
IPA: /ˌdʒɛn təˈmaɪ sɪn/
Gentamicin is a 10 letter English word.
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Definitions for gentamicin
noun
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a highly toxic broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture of related aminoglycoside substances derived from the actinomycete bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, used in its sulfate form in the treatment of severe Gram-negative infections.
Origin of gentamicin
1963; respelling of gentamycin, probably equivalent to gent(ian violet) + -a- (as in kanamycin) +