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LINCOMYCIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lincomycin" is a kind of...):
antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)
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