ty|ro|thri|cin

ty|ro|thri|cin
ty|ro|thri|cin «TY ruh THRY sihn, -THRIHS ihn», noun.
a substance made up of the antibiotics gramicidin and tyrocidine, obtained from a soil bacterium, and used in treating localized infections.
[< New Latin Tyrothrix, -icis former genus name of the bacterium + English -in]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • strep|to|thri|cin — or strep|to|thry|sin «STREHP tuh THRY sihn», noun. an antibiotic obtained from a soil microorganism. It is similar to streptomycin in its action. ╂[< New Latin Streptothrix the genus name of the fungus (< Greek streptós; see etym. under… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cin — cin·cha; cin·cho·caine; cin·cho·loi·pon; cin·cho·me·ron·ic; cin·cho·na; cin·chon·a·mine; cin·chon·i·cine; cin·chon·i·dine; cin·cho·nine; cin·cho·nin·ic; cin·cho·nism; cin·cho·nize; cin·cho·nol·o·gy; cin·cho·phen; cin·cho·tine; cin·cho·tox·ine;… …   English syllables

  • thri — ae·thri·o·scope; ar·thri·tis; coc·co·thri·nax; er·y·thri·na; le·thri·nus; ner·thri·dae; phen·an·thri·dine; phe·nan·thri·din·i·um; phe·nan·thri·done; pro·ar·thri; pros·ar·thri; strep·to·thri·cin; thri·nax; ure·thri·tis; strep·to·thri·cho·sis; …   English syllables

  • streptothricin — strep·to·thri·cin …   English syllables

  • tyrothricin — An antibacterial mixture obtained from peptone cultures of Bacillus brevis; bactericidal and bacteriostatic, and active against Gram positive bacteria. It yields the crystalline antibacterial agents gramicidin and tyrocidin; the grami …   Medical dictionary

  • strep — an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin; ob·strep·er·ate; ob·strep·er·ous; ob·strep·er·ous·ly; ob·strep·er·ous·ness; strep·era; strep·i·tous; strep·sic·e·ros; strep·si·ne·ma; strep·sip·tera; strep·sip·ter·al; strep·sip·ter·on; strep·si·tene; strep·ta·mine;… …   English syllables

  • tyrothricin — ty·ro·thri·cin (tī rō thrīʹsĭn) n. A gray brown mixture consisting mainly of tryocidine and gramicidin, used as a topical antibiotic in treating infections caused by gram positive bacteria.   [New Latin Tȳrothrix, former bacteria genus name… …   Universalium

  • Tyrothricin — Ty|ro|thri|cin [nlat. Tyrothrix, eine Art sporenbildender Bakterien (griech. tyrós = Käse u. thríx = Haar); ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: Freiname für ein haupts. gegen grampositive Bakterien wirksames Antibiotikagemisch aus Tyrocidinen u. Gramicidinen.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • streptothricin — strep·to·thri·cin .strep tō thrīs ən, thris n a basic antibiotic C19H34N8O8 that is produced by a soil actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. lavendulae) and is active esp. against bacteria also any of several related antibiotics …   Medical dictionary

  • strep|to|thry|sin — strep|to|thri|cin or strep|to|thry|sin «STREHP tuh THRY sihn», noun. an antibiotic obtained from a soil microorganism. It is similar to streptomycin in its action. ╂[< New Latin Streptothrix the genus name of the fungus (< Greek streptós;… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”