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chloromycetin

chloromycetin noun: the antibiotic chloramphenicol.

Noun

chloromycetin (uncountable)

  1. The antibiotic chloramphenicol.
    • For example, in treating gram positive cocci, a combination of penicillin, streptomycin and Chloromycetin has been recommended, while, in treating gram negative cocci, streptomycin, aureomycin or chloromycetin seem to be the best combination.1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508

chloromycetin meaning in Tamil and Kannada

chloromycetin in Tamil

குளோரோமைசிட்டின்

chloromycetin in Kannada

ಕ್ಲೋರೊಮೈಸಿಟಿನ್

Questions about chloromycetin

What does chloromycetin mean?
Chloromycetin means the antibiotic chloramphenicol.
What is chloromycetin in Tamil?
Chloromycetin in Tamil is குளோரோமைசிட்டின். See Chloromycetin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chloromycetin?
Chloromycetin is a noun.

Words near chloromycetin in the dictionary

  1. chlorometry
  2. chloromorph
  3. chloromorphs
  4. chloromuconate
  5. chloromuconates
  6. chloromycetin
  7. chloronaphthol
  8. chloronaphthols
  9. chloroneb
  10. chloronema
  11. chloronemal

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