chloramphenicol

English

Etymology

From chlor- +‎ am(ide) +‎ phen- +‎ ni(tro)- +‎ (gly)col.

Pronunciation

Noun

chloramphenicol (countable and uncountable, plural chloramphenicols)

  1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C11H12Cl2N2O5 isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.

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