CHLORAMPHENICOL


Meaning of CHLORAMPHENICOL in English

n. Pharm. an antibiotic prepared from Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically and used esp. against typhoid fever.

[ CHLORO- + AMIDE + PHENO- + NITRO- + GLYCOL ]

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