Definition of "streptomycin" []

• An antibiotic, C21H39O12N7, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, used to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections. (noun)

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• "(The story of Orwell and streptomycin is worth a read, too.)"
• "I've already mentioned the mutations that occur in streptomycin resistance and to rifampicin in mycobacteria."
• "The activity of streptomycin is principally bacteriostatic, i.e. it checks the bacterial growth and is in some degree also bacteriolytic, i.e. it destroys the tubercle bacillus."