vancomycin
/ˌvæŋkəʊˈmaɪsɪn/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine a bacterial antibiotic used against resistant strains of streptococcus and staphylococcus【医】万古霉素
1.1
- This antibiotic is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis由定向性链霉素获得的一种高效抗生素。
词源
1950s: from vanco- (of unknown origin) + -MYCIN.