kanamycin

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Synonyms: garamycin, natamycin, rapamycin, annamycin, ansamycin, lankamycin, magnamycin, kanamycins

Antonyms: garamycin, natamycin, rapamycin, annamycin, ansamycin, lankamycin, magnamycin, kanamycins

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[broad-spectrum]] [[aminoglycoside]] [[antibiotic]] from a [[Japanese]] soil [[streptomyces]] ({{taxlink|Streptomyces kanamyceticus|species}}), used to treat severe [[bacterial]] [[infection]]s and [[tuberculosis]].

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