Meanings
nounaureomycin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
Similar
Broader
antibioticantibiotic drug
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 金黴素 /金霉素
- 金黴素 /金霉素 (jīnméisù)medicine
Greek χρυσομυκίνη
- χρυσομυκίνη (chrysomykíni)medicine
Polish aureomycyna
- aureomycynamedicine
Romanian aureomicină
- aureomicinămedicine
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APA
aureomycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureomycin
MLA
“aureomycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureomycin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aureomycin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureomycin.
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