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neomycin

/ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
neomycin
IPA
/ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English -mycin English neomycin From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/
  • British English: /ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

neomycins (plural)

Derived Forms

paromomycin

Synonyms

framycetin fradicin neobiotic

Questions

How do you pronounce neomycin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌni.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/.
What does neomycin mean?
A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.
Where does neomycin come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English -mycin English neomycin From neo- + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).

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