💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Streptomycin"
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| penicillinnoun | (pharmacology) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases. |
| susceptiblenoun | (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease |
| antibacterial drugnoun | any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth |
| streptomycin sulfate | — |
| dihydrostreptomycinnoun | (pharmacology) A particular antibiotic. |
| smnoun | (Philippines) SM Supermalls (a chain of shopping malls) |
| aminoglycoside antibiotic | — |
| antitubercular agent | — |
| antimicrobial agent | — |
| antibioticnoun | (pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system. |
| anti-infective agent | — |
| protein synthesis inhibitor | A protein synthesis inhibitor is a compound that stops or slows the growth or proliferation of cells by disrupting the processes that lead directly to the generation of new proteins. |
| streptomycinenoun | Alternative form of streptomycin. [(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.] |
| streptamycinnoun | Misspelling of streptomycin. [(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.] |
| spectinomycinnoun | (pharmacology) An aminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis. |
| streptothricinnoun | Any of various antimicrobial agents produced by Streptomyces bacteria. |
| actinomycinnoun | (biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces. |
| sparsomycinnoun | (pharmacology) A chemical compound, initially discovered as a metabolite of the fungus Streptomyces sparsogenes, that inhibits protein synthesis. |
| stambomycinnoun | Any of a group of polyketide macrolide antibiotics produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens |
| neomycinnoun | (biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections. |
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