butikacin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From [Term?] +‎ -kacin.

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Noun[edit]

butikacin (uncountable)

  1. A semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C22H45N5O12 which produces similar levels of cochleotoxicity to that of kanamycin A in guinea pigs.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ A J Carter. Cochlear toxicity of butikacin (UK-18,892), a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic, in guinea pigs. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1979 ; Volume 16(3) : page 362
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