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Meaning of tobramycin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Definitions

A colorless water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic C₁₈H₃₇N₅O₉, isolated from a soil bacterium Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius and used especially against Gram-negative bacteria. When used in combination with loteprednol to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye, tobramycin is marketed under the trademark Zylet.

uncountable

Equivalents

Español tobramicina
Suomi tobramysiini

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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