Definition of "vancomycin"
vancomycin
/ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/
noun
uncountable
(pharmacology) A glycopeptide antibiotic C66H75Cl2N9O24 produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C66H75Cl2N9O24·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.