neomycin

Noun
  1. An antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery (synset 103823630)
    is a type of:
    • antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
    • antiseptic - a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
    same as: fradicin, neobiotic

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