bacitracina

Definitions of bacitracina
  1. noun
    a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
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    type of:
    antibiótico
    a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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