LINCOCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lincocin mean? 

• LINCOCIN (noun)
  The noun LINCOCIN has 1 sense:

1. antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections

  Familiarity information: LINCOCIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINCOCIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Lincocin; lincomycin

Hypernyms ("Lincocin" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)