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单词 gramicidin
释义

gramicidin

[ gram-uh-sahyd-n ]
/ ˌgræm əˈsaɪd n /

noun Pharmacology.

a crystalline, water-insoluble antibiotic obtained from tyrothrycin by extraction, used chiefly in treating local infections caused by Gram-positive organisms.
Also called gramicidin D .

Origin of gramicidin

First recorded in 1935–40; Gram-(positive) + -i- + -cide + -in2

Words nearby gramicidin

gram-atom, gram calorie, gram-centimeter, gram equivalent, gramercy, gramicidin, gramineous, graminicolous, graminivorous, graminology, gram-ion
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British Dictionary definitions for gramicidin

gramicidin

gramicidin D

/ (ˌɡræmɪˈsaɪdɪn) /

noun

an antibiotic used in treating local Gram-positive bacterial infections: obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis

Word Origin for gramicidin

C20: from Gram (-positive) + -cid (e) + -in
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gramicidin

gramicidin
[ grăm′ĭ-sīdn ]

n.

An antibiotic produced by a Bacillis bacterium and used to treat certain gram-positive bacteria infections.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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