"gentamicin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/ Forms: gentamicins [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|gentian|kanamycin|alt1=gentian violet|nocap=1}} blend of gentian violet + kanamycin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gentamicin (countable and uncountable, plural gentamicins)
  1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol. Wikipedia link: gentamicin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: gentamycin Translations (Translations): 慶大黴素 (Chinese Mandarin), 庆大霉素 (qìngdàméisù) (Chinese Mandarin), gentamicina [feminine] (Italian), gentamicina [feminine] (Portuguese), gentamicina [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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