viomycin

vio*my*cin

noun

{bc}a polypeptide antibiotic C{inf}25{/inf}H{inf}43{/inf}N{inf}13{/inf}O{inf}10{/inf} that is produced by several soil actinomycetes (genus {it}Streptomyces{/it}) and is administered in the form of its sulfate in the treatment of tuberculosis