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gen·ta·mi·cin
\ˌjentəˈmīsən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet (from the color of the organism from which it is produced) + kanamycin (herein)
: a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture that is derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora) and is used to treat serious infections (as of the urinary tract and the central nervous system) |