vancomycin
English
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) A glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete , used against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci.
Etymology
Affix from English vanquish.
Origin
English
vanquish
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vanquish English
- vanquishable English
- vanquisher English
- vanquishest English
- vanquisheth English
- vanquishment English
- venquysshen Middle English