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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.

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See also

paronellid paronomasia paronomasiac paronomasy paronychia paronychium

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