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aureomycin
CIDE DICTIONARY
aureomycin, n.
a yellow crystalline antibiotic (generic name chlortetracycline ) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aureomycin, n. an antibiotic used esp. in lung diseases.
Etymology
L aureus golden + Gk mukes fungus + -IN
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