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Meaning of paromomycin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌpa.ɹəʊ.məʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/

Definitions

A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

paronellid paronomasia paronomasiac paronomasy paronychia paronychium

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