Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentamicin

/d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: gen-tam-icin
IPA: /d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gentamicins (plural) gentamycin (alternative)

Synonyms

garamycin

Questions

How do you pronounce gentamicin?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/.
What does gentamicin mean?: A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
Where does gentamicin come from?: Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete.

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