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van•co•my•cin
Pronunciation: (vang"ku-mī'sin, van"-), [key]—
n. Pharm.
a bactericidal antibiotic, C
66H
75ClN
9O
24, produced by
Streptomyces orientalis, used in the treatment of antibiotic-associated colitis and endocarditis.
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