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gentamicin

gen·ta·mi·cin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-tuh-mahy-sin]
    • /ˌdʒɛn təˈmaɪ sɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-tuh-mahy-sin]
    • /ˌdʒɛn təˈmaɪ sɪn/

Definitions of gentamicin word

  • noun gentamicin a highly toxic broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture of related aminoglycoside substances derived from the actinomycete bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, used in its sulfate form in the treatment of severe Gram-negative infections. 1
  • noun gentamicin A broad-spectrum antibiotic used chiefly for severe systemic infections. 1
  • noun gentamicin a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections 0
  • noun gentamicin a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from soil actinomycetes (genus Micromonospora), used in treating a wide variety of serious infections 0
  • noun gentamicin (medicine) An aminoglycoside antibiotic, derived from an actinomycete, used to treat bacterial infections. 0

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Origin of gentamicin

First appearance:

before 1963
One of the 3% newest English words
1963; respelling of gentamycin, probably equivalent to gent(ian violet) + -a- (as in kanamycin) + -mycin; so called from the color of the source bacterium

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Parts of speech for Gentamicin

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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gentamicin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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".

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