Aureomycin

/ɔːriːoʊˈmaɪsɪn/ noun

Definition

An antibiotic drug belonging to the tetracycline family, developed from a soil bacterium and used to treat bacterial infections.

Etymology

From Latin 'aureus' (golden) plus 'mycin' (suffix for antibiotics derived from fungi/microorganisms). Named for its golden color when originally isolated.

Kelly Says

Aureomycin was groundbreaking in the 1940s-50s, but it's now rarely used because bacteria evolved resistance—it's a reminder that even miracle drugs become outdated!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
ARالعربية
أوريومايسين
ow-ree-oh-mai-seen
BNবাংলা
অ্যুরিওমাইসিন
or-ee-oh-mai-sin
CACatalà
aureomicina
aw-reh-oh-mee-thee-nah
CSČeština
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
DADansk
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
DEDeutsch
Aureomycin
ow-reh-oh-mee-sin
ELΕλληνικά
αυρεομυκίνη
aw-reh-oh-moo-keen-ee
ESEspañol
aureomicina
aw-reh-oh-mee-thee-nah
FAفارسی
اوریومایسین
ow-ree-oh-mai-seen
FISuomi
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
FRFrançais
aureomycine
aw-reh-oh-mee-seen
GUGU
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
HAHA
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
HEעברית
אאורומיקין
aw-roh-mee-kin
HIहिन्दी
ऑरोमाइसिन
aw-roh-mai-sin
HUMagyar
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
IDBahasa Indonesia
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
IGIG
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
ITItaliano
aureomicina
aw-reh-oh-mee-thee-nah
JA日本語
オーレオマイシン
ow-reo-mai-shin
KKKK
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
KMKM
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
KO한국어
오레오마이신
o-reo-mai-sin
MRMR
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
MSBahasa Melayu
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
MYမြန်မာ
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
NLNederlands
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
NONorsk
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
PAPA
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
PLPolski
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
PTPortuguês
aureomicina
aw-reh-oh-mee-thee-nah
RORomână
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
RUРусский
ауреомицин
aw-ree-oh-mit-sin
SVSvenska
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
SWKiswahili
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
TAதமிழ்
ஆயுரோமைக்ஸின்
aa-yoo-roh-mai-kshin
TEతెలుగు
ఆరోమైసిన్
a-ro-mai-sin
THไทย
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
TLTL
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
TRTürkçe
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
UKУкраїнська
ауреоміцин
aw-reh-oh-mee-tsin
URاردو
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
VITiếng Việt
aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
YOYO
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin
ZH中文
金霉素
jīn měi sù
ZUZU
Aureomycin
aw-reh-oh-mee-sin

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