bacitracin

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌbæs.ɪˈtɹeɪ.sɪn/

Definition of bacitracin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria.

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Etymology

From translingual Baci(llus subtilis) + Tracy + -in. Named after American child Margaret Tracy (1936–1994), in whose leg infection the compound was first found.

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