rifampicin

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn/

Definition of rifampicin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.

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Etymology

Blend of rifam(y)cin + pi(perazinyl).

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