fosfomycin

English

Etymology

Originally phosphomycin, from phospho- +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain”).

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Noun

fosfomycin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic, 3-methyloxiran-2-ylphosphonic acid, obtained from certain Streptomyces bacteria.