gen|ta|my|cin

gen|ta|my|cin
gen|ta|mi|cin or gen|ta|my|cin «JEHN tuh MY suhn», noun.
an antibiotic produced from the fermentation of an actinomycete, used especially against Gram-negative bacteria.
[< gent(ian violet), the pigment produced by the actinomycete + (actino)mycin]

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