lincomycin
lin·co·my·cin
noun
1.
antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Origin
From translingual (Streptomyces) linco(lnensis) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).
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