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Meaning of "bacitracin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BACITRACIN

Baci(Llus) + -trac- from Margaret Tracy (born 1936), American girl in whose blood Bacillus subtilis was found.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BACITRACIN

bacitracin  [ˌbæsɪˈtreɪsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACITRACIN

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conjunction
determiner
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Bacitracin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BACITRACIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bacitracin

Bacitracin

Bacitracin is a mixture of related cyclic polypeptides produced by organisms of the licheniformis group of Bacillus subtilis var Tracy, first isolated in 1945. These peptides disrupt both gram positive and gram negative bacteria by interfering with cell wall and peptidoglycan synthesis. Bacitracin is used as a topical preparation. In terms of adverse reactions only, in comparison with bacitracin, white petrolatum possesses an equally low infection rate and minimal risk for induction of allergy. The widespread use of bacitracin, even for minor wounds where it is not useful, contributes to antibiotic resistance. This widespread use has contributed to the emergence of MRSA bacteria, specifically the highly lethal ST8:USA300 strain.

Definition of bacitracin in the English dictionary

The definition of bacitracin in the dictionary is an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACITRACIN


acrasin
əˈkreɪsɪn
actinomycin
ˌæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn
allicin
ˈælɪsɪn
biomedicine
ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪsɪn
capsaicin
kæpˈseɪɪsɪn
clindamycin
ˌklɪndəˈmaɪsɪn
cytochalasin
ˌsaɪtəʊkəˈleɪsɪn
daunorubicin
ˌdɔːnəˈruːbɪsɪn
erythromycin
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈmaɪsɪn
gentamicin
ˌdʒɛntəˈmaɪsɪn
kanamycin
ˌkænəˈmaɪsɪn
lysin
ˈlaɪsɪn
medicine
ˈmɛdɪsɪn
mitomycin
ˌmaɪtəʊˈmaɪsɪn
neomycin
ˌniːəʊˈmaɪsɪn
puromycin
ˌpjʊərəʊˈmaɪsɪn
rifampicin
rɪˈfæmpɪsɪn
streptomycin
ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn
telemedicine
ˈtɛlɪˌmɛdɪsɪn
vancomycin
ˌvænkəʊˈmaɪsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACITRACIN

bacillaemia
bacillar
bacillary
bacillary white diarrhoea
bacillemia
bacilli
bacillicide
bacilliform
bacilluria
bacillus
back
back alley
back and fill
back and forth
back bacon
back bay
back boiler
back burner
back catalogue
back copy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACITRACIN

adriamycin
bacteriocin
characin
ciprofloxacin
clavecin
doxorubicin
folacin
glycin
indometacin
indomethacin
leucin
lincomycin
mucin
niacin
oxytocin
salicin
spectinomycin
Szczecin
Terramycin
turacin

Synonyms and antonyms of bacitracin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bacitracin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACITRACIN

Find out the translation of bacitracin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bacitracin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bacitracin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杆菌肽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bacitracina
570 millions of speakers

English

bacitracin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bacitracin
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

باسيتراسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бацитрацина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bacitracina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bacitracin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bacitracine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bacitracin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bacitracin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バシトラシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바시 트라 신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bacitracin
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bacitracin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாசிட்ரசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅसिट्रॅसीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

basitrasin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bacitracina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bacytracyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бацитрацину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bacitracină
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βακιτρακίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bacitracine
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bacitracin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bacitracin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bacitracin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACITRACIN»

The term «bacitracin» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.520 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACITRACIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bacitracin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bacitracin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bacitracin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACITRACIN»

Discover the use of bacitracin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bacitracin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation
ANTIBIOTIC AGENTS Bacitracin Structure and Mechanism of Action Bacitracin is a polypeptide antibiotic produced by Bacillus sithtilis and was first isolated in 1943 from street dirt in a compound fracture in a young woman named Tracy, and  ...
Seymour Stanton Block, 2001
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Fisher's Contact Dermatitis
Although bacitracin and neomycin are not related chemically, it is not unusual for patients to become sensitized to both antibiotics simultaneously from the use of Neosporin ointment. Thus, Polysporin ointment, which is free of neomycin but ...
Robert L. Rietschel, Alexander A. Fisher, Joseph F. Fowler, 2008
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Clinical Ocular Pharmacology
Cefaclor is also contraindicated in any patient with previous drug-related joint and skin reactions. Bacitracin Pharmacology Bacitracin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by inhibiting the movement of a precursor of peptidoglycan through the  ...
Jimmy D. Bartlett, Siret D. Jaanus, 2008
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49 CFR Transportation: CFR Parts 100-177
Bacitracin (as bacitracin methylene disalicylate) 4 to 30. Bacitracin (as bacitracin methylene disalicylate) 27 to 50. Bacitracin (as bacitracin methylene disalicylate) 50. Bacitracin (as bacitracin methylene disalicylate) 100 to 200. Bacitracin (as ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
BACITRACIN AND SXT SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTS I. Principle > Susceptibility to low concentrations of the polypeptide antibiotic bacitracin and to the combination sulfonamide trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT) provides an easy and ...
Elmer W. Koneman, 2006
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The International Pharmacopoeia
Bacitracin zinc; CAS Reg. No. 1405-89-6. Description. A white or pale brownish yellow powder; odourless or with a faint characteristic odour. Solubility. Soluble in 900 parts of water and in 500 parts of ethanol (~750g/l) TS; very slightly soluble ...
‎2006
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
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Psychiatric Side Effects of Prescription and ...
The primary source of bacitracin-related encephalopathy is an indirect one: bacitracin may cause severe nephrotoxicity when administered par- enterally. Today its use is strictly topical (Sande and Mandell 1990). Pathophysiology Commercial ...
Thomas Markham Brown, Alan Stoudemire, 1998
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Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory
Bacampicillin. (Rec.INN). Bacitracin. (Rec.INN). L: Bacampicillinum D: Bacampicillin F: Bacampicillin S: Bacampicilina f Antibiotic, penicillin, broad- spectrum I Antibiotic, penicillin, penicillinase-sensitive ATC.-J01CA06 CAS-Nr.: 0050972-17-3 ...
‎2000
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Dictionary of Natural Products
J. Antibiol., 1975, 28, 717 (isot) Bacitracin A Bacilliquin [22601-59-8] B-00032 -D- Phe CMH103N17016S M 1422.710 Cyclic peptide antibiotic. Major component of the polypeptide antibiotic Bacitracin. elaborated by Bacillus licheniformis and ...
John Buckingham, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACITRACIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bacitracin is used in the context of the following news items.
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FDA: Some Antibiotics Still OK for Production Purposes
Antimicrobials not on the FDA's list of medically important antibiotics — bacitracin and bambermycins, for instance — would retain their ... «ThePoultrySite.com, Jul 15»
2
Insights on changes in feed-grade antibiotic use
... lasalocid, most coccidiosis medications, and certain growth-promoting medications, such as bacitracin will not change, since they're not used ... «AG Week, Jul 15»
3
Rare gene variant associated with middle ear infections
An antibiotic drug called bacitracin is used in drop form to treat the problem in Europe. However, because bacitracin dampens the effect of A2M ... «Baylor College of Medicine News, Jun 15»
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Report: Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' the Health Crisis of This …
Individuals should use over-the-counter ointments containing bacitracin and neomycin only if dirt remains after cleaning with soap and water. «P&T Community, Jun 15»
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Dad Puts Bug Spray On For Outdoor Chores. What He Starts Doing …
A trip to the ER rapidly followed where the remaining burned flesh was stripped off, his legs were wrapped, and bacitracin applied. He was then ... «IJ Review, Jun 15»
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How to Care for Cuts and Scratches if You Have Diabetes
She does warn that some people may be allergic to the active ingredients, neomycin and bacitracin, in the topical ointments and can develop ... «Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic, Jun 15»
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Antibiotic-resistant superbugs the health crisis of this generation
Even antibiotics applied to the skin can lead to resistant bacteria. Use over-the-counter ointments containing bacitracin and neomycin only if dirt ... «Pharmaceutical Processing, Jun 15»
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Annual 'zucchini' letter asks for your help
... hand soap, re-usable plastic tumblers (6-8 oz), cereal/soup bowls, men's deodorant, disposable razors, neosporin/bacitracin, foot powder. «Bristol Press, Jun 15»
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Never Rip Your Hands at CrossFit
In addition to over-the-counter creams like bacitracin, you can look to Mother Nature for equally effective healing agents. "Salt water is amazing, ... «Men's Journal, Jun 15»
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Dermatologist offers tips to prevent scrapes from becoming scars
Dr. Pattison says antibiotic creams with bacitracin are fine, but those with neomycin cause allergic reactions in about 30 percent of people. «WNYT, Jun 15»

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