viomycin
- n a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis
- A new antibiotic and an old one made medical news last week: Announcing the isolation of viomycin (named for the violet color of the Cuban soil mold in which it was.
- It has hopes for a new antibiotic, viomycin, as a possible cure for tuberculosis.