lincomycin

lincomycin [ling-kuh-mahy-sin] Word Origin noun Pharmacology.

1. a toxic antibiotic, C18H34N2O6S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.

Origin of lincomycin 1960–65; linco(lnensis) specific epithet of the bacteria + -mycin