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rifabutin

rifabutin noun: a bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.

Noun

rifabutin (uncountable)

  1. A bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.

Origin of rifabutin

From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”).

Questions about rifabutin

What does rifabutin mean?
Rifabutin means a bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.
What part of speech is rifabutin?
Rifabutin is a noun.

Words near rifabutin in the dictionary

  1. rieving
  2. rievings
  3. rif
  4. RIFA
  5. rifa-
  6. rifabutin
  7. rifacimenti
  8. rifacimento
  9. rifacimentos
  10. rifalazil
  11. rifaldazine

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