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VANCOCIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vancocin mean?
• VANCOCIN (noun)
The noun VANCOCIN has 1 sense:
1. an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
Familiarity information: VANCOCIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Vancocin; vancomycin
Hypernyms ("Vancocin" is a kind of...):
antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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