different between lincomycin vs clindamycin

lincomycin

English

Etymology

From translingual (Streptomyces) linco(lnensis) +? -mycin (antibiotic derived from a Streptomyces strain).

Noun

lincomycin (countable and uncountable, plural lincomycins)

  1. (pharmacology) A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.

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clindamycin

English

Etymology

From chl(or)- +? [Term?] +? lin(co)mycin.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kl?n.d??ma?.sn?/

Noun

clindamycin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A lincosamide antibiotic drug C18H33ClN2O5S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.

Translations

References

  • “clindamycin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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