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am•i•ka•cin

Pronunciation: (am"i-kā'sin), [key]
—n. Pharm.
a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C₂₂H₄₅N₅O₁₃, used in the treatment of infections, esp. those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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