LINCOMYCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lincomycin mean? 

• LINCOMYCIN (noun)
  The noun LINCOMYCIN 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: LINCOMYCIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINCOMYCIN (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 ("lincomycin" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

Clindamycin, a lincomycin antibiotic, binds to the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, thereby inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis.

(Clindamycin/Hydrocortisone Lotion, NCI Thesaurus)

Lincomycin binds to the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome resulting in the inhibition of protein synthesis and thereby produces bactericidal effects in susceptible organisms.

(Lincomycin, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of clindamycin, a semi-synthetic, chlorinated broad spectrum antibiotic produced by chemical modification of lincomycin.

(Clindamycin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A semisynthetic broad spectrum antibiotic produced by chemical modification of the parent compound lincomycin.

(Clindamycin, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous hydrochloride salt form of lincomycin, a lincosamide antibiotic originally identified in actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis with activity against gram-positive cocci and anaerobic bacteria.

(Lincomycin Hydrochloride Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

Any synthetic or semi-synthetic derivative of lincomycin, first isolated from a soil actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis, with antibacterial activity.

(Lincosamide Antibiotic, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of lincomycin, a lincosamide antibiotic originally identified in actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis with activity against gram-positive cocci and anaerobic bacteria.

(Lincomycin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The phosphate salt form of clindamycin, a semi-synthetic, chlorinated broad spectrum antibiotic produced by chemical modification of lincomycin.

(Clindamycin Phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)

The monohydrate hydrochloride salt form of clindamycin, a semi-synthetic, chlorinated broad spectrum antibiotic produced by chemical modification of lincomycin.

(Clindamycin Hydrochloride Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The palmitate hydrochloride form of clindamycin, a semi-synthetic, chlorinated broad spectrum antibiotic produced by chemical modification of lincomycin.

(Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)