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paromomycin

UK/ˌpa.ɹəʊ.məʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/US/ˌpæɹ.əm.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

noun

A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.

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Meanings

nounparomomycin (uncountable)

alternative aminosidine · alternative monomycin

uncountablemedicineA mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.

Origin

Blend of Ancient Greek παρόμοιος (parómoios, “closely resembling”) + neomycin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with paromomycin

vancomycin ricin aabomycin aqabamycin gaudimycin lysin neprilysin tibicen

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APA

paromomycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paromomycin

MLA

“paromomycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paromomycin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paromomycin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paromomycin.

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