Gramicidin Definition

grămĭ-sīdn
noun
Any of a group of chemically related antibiotic polypeptides produced by a soil bacillus (Bacillus brevis) and used in medicines to treat various bacterial infections, esp. of the skin and eyes.
Webster's New World

A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic compounds.

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Origin of Gramicidin

  • gram(-positive) –cid(e) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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