kanamycin

English

Etymology

From (Streptomyces) kana(myceticus) +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic produced from a Streptomyces strain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkæn.əˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Noun

kanamycin (countable and uncountable, plural kanamycins)

(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.

Derived terms

bekanamycin
-kacin (“antibiotic”)

Translations

Translations

Catalan: kanamicina f
Hungarian: kanamicin
Spanish: kanamicina f
Ukrainian: канаміци́н m (kanamicýn)

References

“kanamycin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“kanamycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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