Associations to the word «Vancomycin»
Noun
Wiktionary
VANCOMYCIN, noun. (medicine) A glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci.
Dictionary definition
VANCOMYCIN, noun. An antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections.
Wise words
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