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strep·to·my·cin

n :  an antibiotic organic base C21H39N7O12 that is produced by a soil actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. griseus), is active against bacteria, and is used esp. in the treatment of infections (as tuberculosis) by gram-negative bacteria .
 
 

 
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