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rifaximin

rifaximin noun: a semisynthetic antibiotic based on rifamycin.

Noun

rifaximin (uncountable)

  1. A semisynthetic antibiotic based on rifamycin.

Origin of rifaximin

From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”).

Questions about rifaximin

What does rifaximin mean?
Rifaximin means a semisynthetic antibiotic based on rifamycin.
What part of speech is rifaximin?
Rifaximin is a noun.

Words near rifaximin in the dictionary

  1. rifamycin
  2. rifamycins
  3. rifapentene
  4. rifapentine
  5. RIFAs
  6. rifaximin
  7. rife
  8. RIFed
  9. rifely
  10. rifeness
  11. rifer

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