Etymology

netilmicin

N1E1T1I1L1M3I1C3I1N1

Today it means: An aminoglycoside antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections, particularly those resistant to gentamicin. Full definition →

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Contraction of N-ethylsisomicin.

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