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noun
A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
History
From translingual Baci(llus subtilis) + Tracy + -in. Named after American child Margaret Tracy (1936–1994), in whose leg infection the compound was first found.
