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tobramycin

/ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
to-bramycin
IPA
/ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From [Term?] + translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/
  • British English: /ˌtɒb.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nebramycin (alternative)

Synonyms

nebcin

Questions

How do you pronounce tobramycin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtoʊ.bɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/.
What does tobramycin mean?
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.
Where does tobramycin come from?
From [Term?] + translingual (Streptoalloteichus tene)bra(rius) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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