neomycin

noun

an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery

Roots

neosneo- · Greek · new mykesmyc- · Greek · fungus ine-in · Latin · chemical substance

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