BACITRACIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

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