What does "rifampicin" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "rifampicin"?

Pronounced //ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn//.

Rifampicin

//ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn// noun

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Noun

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

Etymology

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

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