NOUN | artifact | streptomycin | an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis |
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Meaning | An antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis. | |
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Broader | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections |
Spanish | estreptomicina | |
Catalan | estreptomicina |
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