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Streptomycin Definition & Meaning

streptomycin
noun
  1. an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis

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What does streptomycin mean?
an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
What part of speech is streptomycin?
Streptomycin is a noun.

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