spectinomycin
/ˌspektɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine a bacterial antibiotic used as an alternative to penicillin【医】大观霉素, 壮观霉素, 奇霉素。
1.1
- The drug is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis.此药是从壮观链霉菌中提取的。
词源
1960s: from the specific epithet spectabilis (see above), literally 'visible, remarkable' + -MYCIN.