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From [Term?] + translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
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tobramycin
Today it means: 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. Full definition →