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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

bacitracin \bacitracin\ n. (1940) [Bacillus + Margaret Tracy, (a child whose tissues contained Bacillus subtilis) + -in. --RHUD.] a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms, and usually used topically for superficial local infection. Note: It is produced by Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis, and as produced commercially is composed of several closely related substances. The predominant component, Bacitracin A, has a formula C60H103N17O16S, and contains D-ornithine, D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the L-isomers of leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine and aspartic acid. --[MI11] [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bacitracin n 1: a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally