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rifamycin

rifamycin noun: any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially.

Noun

rifamycin (uncountable)

  1. Any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially.

Origin of rifamycin

From French Rif(ifi) (“a French crime film”) + am(ino)- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Words formed from rifamycin

Questions about rifamycin

What does rifamycin mean?
Rifamycin means any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially.
What part of speech is rifamycin?
Rifamycin is a noun.

Words near rifamycin in the dictionary

  1. rifamides
  2. rifampicin
  3. rifampicins
  4. rifampin
  5. rifampins
  6. rifamycin
  7. rifamycins
  8. rifapentene
  9. rifapentine
  10. RIFAs
  11. rifaximin

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