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spec·ti·no·my·cin \ˌspektə̇nōˈmīsən\ noun (-s) Etymology: spect- (from New Latin spectabilis, specific epithet of Streptomyces spectabilis) + actinomycin : a white crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C14H24N2O7 extracted from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. spectabilis) and used clinically especially in the form of its hydrochloride to treat gonorrhea — called also actinospectacin |