ne•o•my•cin
We found 3 definitions of neomycin from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: neomycins |
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neomycin - an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery | ||
fradicin, Neobiotic | ||
antibiotic, antibiotic drug a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" | ||
antiseptic a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues |