streptovaricin

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• streptovaricin — strep·to·var·i·cin (strĕp tə vârʹĭ sĭn) n. Any of a group of antibiotics produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces spectabilis) and active against various bacteria and viruses.   [streptomyces + various + mycin.] * * * …   Universalium

• streptovaricin — noun Any of a group of structurally related macrolide antibiotics of the ansamycin class …   Wiktionary

• streptovaricin — strep·to·var·i·cin .strep tō var ə sən n any of a group of antibiotics isolated from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. spectabilis) …   Medical dictionary