TOBRAMYCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tobramycin mean? 

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

1. an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOBRAMYCIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Nebcin; tobramycin

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

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