aminoglycoside

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What does aminoglycoside mean?

Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic

Where does aminoglycoside come from?

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- English glycoside English aminoglycoside From amino- + glycoside.

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