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spec•ti•no•my•cin



Pronunciation: (spek"tu-nō-mī'sin), [key]
—n. Pharm.
an antibiotic drug, C14H24N2O7, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.

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