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    NEOBIOTIC

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgeryplay

    Synonyms:

    fradicin; Neobiotic; neomycin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

    antiseptic (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)

    Domain usage:

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

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