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noun
A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Lincocin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
History
From translingual (Streptomyces) linco(lnensis) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).
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