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Chloramphenicol

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Noun

1. chloramphenicol, chloromycetin

an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chloramphenicol

see synonyms of chloramphenicol
noun
a broad-spectrum antibiotic used esp in treating typhoid fever and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized. Formula: C11H12N2O5Cl2

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Chloramphenicol

see synonyms of chloramphenicol
noun
an antibiotic drug, C11H12Cl2N2O5, prepared synthetically or isolated from a bacillus (Streptomyces venezuelae)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chloramphenicol

see synonyms of chloramphenicol
n.
A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C11H12Cl2N2O5, derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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