How to Pronounce "streptomycin"
word
ˌstɹɛptoʊˈmaɪsɪn
strep-toh-MY-sin
stɹˈɛptəmˌɪsɪn
strep-tuh-MIS-in
Definition
Streptomycin is an antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections, especially tuberculosis and some other serious diseases.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌstɹɛptoʊˈmaɪsɪn
British English
stɹˈɛptəmˌɪsɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
strep-toh-MY-sin
UK
strep-tuh-MIS-in
Listen in Context
Streptomycin is used to treat tuberculosis.
Doctors sometimes prescribe streptomycin for serious infections.
Streptomycin is an important antibiotic discovered in the 1940s.
If penicillin doesn't work, the doctor might try streptomycin instead.