"bacitracin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌbæs.ɪˈtɹeɪ.sɪn/ Forms: bacitracins [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Baci(llus subtilis) + Tracy + -in. Named after American child Margaret Tracy (1936–1994), in whose leg infection the compound was first found. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Bacillus subtilis|Tracy|-in|alt1=Baci(llus subtilis)|lang1=mul}} translingual Baci(llus subtilis) + Tracy + -in, {{named-after/list|child||||}} child, {{lang|en|Margaret Tracy}} Margaret Tracy, {{named-after|en|Margaret Tracy|born=1936|died=1994|nat=American|occ=child}} Named after American child Margaret Tracy (1936–1994) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bacitracin (countable and uncountable, plural bacitracins)
  1. (pharmacology) A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-bacitracin-en-noun-gJ3vk26o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Inflected forms

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