spectinomycin
/ˌspɛktɪnoʊˈmaɪsɪn/
noun
- An antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections, especially gonorrhea.
- The doctor prescribed spectinomycin for the patient's resistant infection.
- Spectinomycin is often used when other antibiotics are not effective.
- Research shows that spectinomycin targets bacterial protein synthesis.