Lincomycin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  lincomycin \lincomycin\ n.
     An antibacterial antibiotic obtained from the bacterium
     {Streptomyces lincolnensis} and used in the treatment of
     certain penicillin-resistant infections.
     [WordNet 1.5] Lincture



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lincomycin
       n : antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a
           Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of
           certain penicillin-resistant infections [syn: {Lincocin}]