DETREOMYCIN
\dɪtɹɪˈɒmɪsˌɪn], \dɪtɹɪˈɒmɪsˌɪn], \d_ɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_m_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_n]\
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An antibiotic first isolated from cultures of Streptomyces venequelae in 1947 but now produced synthetically. It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p106)
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.