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rifampicin

/ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn/

rifampicin noun: a reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.

rifampicin: a reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis...
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Noun

rifampicin (countable and uncountable, plural rifampicins)

  1. A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.

Forms of rifampicin

pluralrifampicins
alternative USrifampin

Origin of rifampicin

Blend of rifam(y)cin + pi(perazinyl).

Questions about rifampicin

What does rifampicin mean?
Rifampicin means a reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.
What part of speech is rifampicin?
Rifampicin is a noun.
How do you pronounce rifampicin?
Rifampicin is pronounced /ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn/.
What is the plural of rifampicin?
The plural of rifampicin is rifampicins.

Words near rifampicin in the dictionary

  1. rifalazil
  2. rifaldazine
  3. rifametane
  4. rifamide
  5. rifamides
  6. rifampicin
  7. rifampicins
  8. rifampin
  9. rifampins
  10. rifamycin
  11. rifamycins

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