Meanings
nounlincomycin (countable and uncountable, plural lincomycins)
plural lincomycins
- countableuncountablemedicineA lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounantibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Similar
Lincocin
Broader
antibioticantibiotic drug
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From translingual (Streptomyces) linco(lnensis) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish lincomicina
- lincomicinaTranslations
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APA
lincomycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lincomycin
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“lincomycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lincomycin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lincomycin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lincomycin.
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