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ethambutol

UK/ɛˈθam.bjʊ.tɒl/US/ɛˈθæm.bjəˌtɔl/

ethambutol noun: a synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂ that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis.

ethambutol: a synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂ that is a derivative of...
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Noun

ethambutol (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂ that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis.

Origin of ethambutol

From eth(ylenedi)am(ine) + but(an)ol.

Questions about ethambutol

What does ethambutol mean?
Ethambutol means a synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂ that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis.
What part of speech is ethambutol?
Ethambutol is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethambutol?
Ethambutol is pronounced /ɛˈθam.bjʊ.tɒl/ (UK).

Words near ethambutol in the dictionary

  1. ethacrynic
  2. ethacrynic acid
  3. ethadione
  4. ethal
  5. ethalfluralin
  6. ethambutol
  7. ethamine
  8. ethamivan
  9. ethamoxytriphetol
  10. ethamsylate
  11. Ethan

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