bacitracin
11bacitracin — Branched cyclic peptides produced by strains of Bacillus licheniformis. Interfere with murein (peptidoglycan) synthesis in Gram positive bacteria …
12bacitracin — /bas i tray sin/, n. Pharm. an antibiotic polypeptide derived by the hydrolytic action of Bacillus subtilis on protein, primarily used topically in the treatment of superficial infections caused by susceptible Gram positive organisms. [1940 45;… …
13Bacitracin — Ba|ci|tra|cin [nlat. Bacillus subtilis, ein Krankheitserreger (Mikrobiol.); zum Namen von M. Tracy, in deren Körper der Erreger erstmals nachgewiesen wurde; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: antibiotisch wirksamer Cyclopeptid Komplex, der med. u.… …
14bacitracin — n. type of antibiotic …
15bacitracin — bac·i·tra·cin …
16bacitracin — bac•i•tra•cin [[t]ˌbæs ɪˈtreɪ sɪn[/t]] n. pha an antibiotic polypeptide derived by the hydrolytic action of Bacillus subtilis on protein • Etymology: 1940–45; baci (llus) + (Margaret) Trac(y) (b. 1936), American child whose tissues were found to… …
17bacitracin — /bæsəˈtreɪsən/ (say basuh traysuhn) noun an antibiotic effective against diseases caused by certain bacteria, viruses and rickettsia. {baci(llus) + (Margaret) Trac(y) name of American patient in whose tissues such bacteria were first identified + …
18bacitracin — noun a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram positive organisms; usually applied locally • Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug …
19bacitracin zinc — an antibiotic effective against a number of microorganisms. Combined with other antibiotics (neomycin or polymyxin B), it is applied externally to treat infections of the skin and eyes …
20zinc bacitracin — zinc bacitracin, the antibiotic bacitracin with 7 per cent zinc, used in medicine as flavoring, and as a silage preservative …
