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Aureomycin

Aureomycin

9.4
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
  • noun
  • /ˌɔːriəˈmaɪsɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Aureomicina
  • The doctor prescribed Aureomycin for the infection.

Examples

  • Some bacteria have developed resistance to Aureomycin over time.

  • The doctor prescribed Aureomycin to help control the infection.

  • Researchers studied the effectiveness of Aureomycin in treating typhus fever.

  • Have you ever taken Aureomycin for your illness?

  • The veterinarian prescribed aureomycin to treat the cow's bacterial infection.

  • Farmers often add aureomycin to livestock feed to prevent disease.

  • Researchers found that aureomycin is effective against certain rickettsial infections.

Synonyms

hydroxytetracycline
vsAureomycin
  • Specialized
9.4

A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections

is referred to by a trade name instead of a generic name
Terramycin
vsAureomycin
  • Specialized
7.7

A yellow antibiotic medicine made from soil bacteria to treat infections

is a trade-name form rather than the basic chemical name
chlortetracycline
vsAureomycin
  • Specialized
8.6

A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections

is presented as a market name rather than the scientific compound
oxytetracycline
vsAureomycin
  • Specialized
7.2

A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections

is given as a branded trade label not the generic chemical term

Surface Forms

Aureomycin singular
Aureomycins plural

Morphology

Aureomycin = aureo + mycin

Although analyzable as the combining forms 'aureo-' (golden) + '-mycin' (antibiotic name), these are specialized pharmaceutical combining forms unfamiliar to an average B1 learner, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from the parts.

Etymology

Aureomycin comes from Latin aurum meaning 'gold' because the drug forms yellow, golden crystals, and the ending -mycin is used for many antibiotics and comes from a word for 'fungus' since these medicines were first found in soil organisms. So, Aureomycin is literally named as a 'golden' antibiotic.