Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bas-i-trey-sin]
- /ˌbæs ɪˈtreɪ sɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bas-i-trey-sin]
- /ˌbæs ɪˈtreɪ sɪn/
Definitions of bacitracin word
- noun bacitracin an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis 3
- noun bacitracin an antibiotic obtained from a strain of bacteria (Bacillus subtilis) and used in the treatment of certain bacterial infections, esp. of the body surfaces 3
- noun bacitracin an antibiotic polypeptide derived by the hydrolytic action of Bacillus subtilis on protein, primarily used topically in the treatment of superficial infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive organisms. 1
- noun bacitracin An antibiotic typically used topically for skin and eye infections. 1
- noun bacitracin A nonprescription antibiotic, usually provided in topical ointment form and discovered as a product of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. 0
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Origin of bacitracin
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; baci(llus) + (Margaret) Trac(y) (born 1936), American child whose tissues were found to contain Bacillus subtilis + -in2
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Parts of speech for Bacitracin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bacitracin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bacitracin usage trend in Literature
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