novobiocin. an antibacterial produced by Streptomyces niveus, used in the treatment of infections caused by staphylococci and other gram-positive organisms. Called also albamycin, cathomycin.
Or learn more about Phobia of Poison: 1: phobia of poison: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of poison, despite conscious understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger. 2: phobia of poison: an extreme unwarranted fear and/or physical aversion to poison.
Here's a brief list of specific phobias, including both the familiar and some of the more obscure. Acrophobia: Fear of heights. Agoraphobia: Fear of being in a public place. Amathophobia: Fear of dust. Androphobia: Fear of men. Anuptaphobia: Fear of staying single. Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders.