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kanamycin

ka·na·my·cin

UK/ˌkæn.əˈmaɪ.sɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections

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Origin

From (Streptomyces) kana(myceticus) + -mycin (“antibiotic produced from a Streptomyces strain”). The term kanamyceticus may comes from From Japanese 金 (kana-, “metal, money”) + Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs) + Latin -icus.

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