Meanings
suffix
- medicineUsed to form names of kanamycin and bekanamycin derivatives (obtained from Streptomyces kanamyceticus) used as antibiotics.
Origin
Contraction of kanamycin.
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-kacin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-kacin
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“-kacin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-kacin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-kacin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-kacin.
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