aminoglycoside

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noun

Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic

OriginEnglish glycoside ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounaminoglycoside (plural aminoglycosides)

plural aminoglycosides

  1. Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Englishglycoside
  9. Englishaminoglycoside

From amino- + glycoside.

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Translations

Greek αμινογλυκοσίδη
  • αμινογλυκοσίδη (aminoglykosídi)any N-glycoside of an amine
Portuguese aminoglicosídeo, aminoglicosídio
  • aminoglicosídeoany N-glycoside of an amine
  • aminoglicosídioany N-glycoside of an amine
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APA

aminoglycoside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoglycoside

MLA

“aminoglycoside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoglycoside. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminoglycoside,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoglycoside.

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