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Neobiotic

DEFINITIONS OF: Neobiotic

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n an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery

Synonyms:
fradicin, neomycin
Type of:
antibiotic, antibiotic drug
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
antiseptic
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
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