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clindamycin

US/ˌklɪn.dəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

clindamycin noun: a lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.

clindamycin: a lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria
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Noun

clindamycin (uncountable)

  1. A lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.

Origin of clindamycin

From chl(or)- + lin(co)mycin.

Questions about clindamycin

What does clindamycin mean?
Clindamycin means a lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.
What part of speech is clindamycin?
Clindamycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce clindamycin?
Clindamycin is pronounced /ˌklɪn.dəˈmaɪ.sn̩/ (US).

Words near clindamycin in the dictionary

  1. clinchingly
  2. clinchings
  3. clinchpoop
  4. clinchpoops
  5. clinda
  6. clindamycin
  7. cline
  8. Cline Town
  9. clinemetric
  10. clinemetrics
  11. clines

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