Term: vancomycin
IPA: ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn

==English==
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|vanquish|-o-|-mycin<t:antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain><id:pertaining to Streptomyces>|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪsɪn|s=4}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[glycopeptide]] [[antibiotic]] C<sub>66</sub>H<sub>75</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>N<sub>9</sub>O<sub>24</sub> produced by the [[actinomycete]] {{taxlink|Amycolaptosis orientalis|species}}, used in the form