kanamycins

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A form of kanamycin — A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of kanamycin
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