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ty·ro·thri·cin

n :  an antibiotic mixture that consists chiefly of tyrocidine and gramicidin, is usu. extracted from a soil bacterium of the genus Bacillus (B. brevis) as a gray to brown powder, and is used for local applications esp. for infection caused by gram-positive bacteria .
 
 

 
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