tobramycin
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English
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Etymology
From + translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/
Noun
tobramycin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C18H37N5O9, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.
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References
- “tobramycin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tobramycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.