Streptomycin is also occasionally used to treat infections such as brucellosis and endocarditis. As for TB, when treating these infections, streptomycin should be used in combination with another antibiotic to help prevent resistance occuring.
DEFINITION of 'Oil Shale'. A type of sedimentary rock composed chiefly of a combination of silt and clay. Shale may contain kerogen, a type of organic matter that yields oil and gas.
[ â²shÉtÂ¦in âwel ]. (petroleum engineering). An oil or gas well that is closed off; the well is shut so that it does not produce a fluid product of any kind. 1  Facebook.