HyperDic: tyrothricin

English > 1 sense of the word tyrothricin:
NOUNartifacttyrothricina mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
English > tyrothricin: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.
Broaderantibiotic, antibiotic drugA chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
Substancestyrocidine, tyrocidinA basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium
Spanishtirotricina
Catalantirotricina

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