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rifametane

rifametane noun: the antibiotic 3-azinomethyl-rifamycin.

Noun

rifametane (uncountable)

  1. The antibiotic 3-azinomethyl-rifamycin.

Origin of rifametane

From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”) + methane.

Questions about rifametane

What does rifametane mean?
Rifametane means the antibiotic 3-azinomethyl-rifamycin.
What part of speech is rifametane?
Rifametane is a noun.

Words near rifametane in the dictionary

  1. rifacimenti
  2. rifacimento
  3. rifacimentos
  4. rifalazil
  5. rifaldazine
  6. rifametane
  7. rifamide
  8. rifamides
  9. rifampicin
  10. rifampicins
  11. rifampin

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