CHLORAMPHENICOL


Meaning of CHLORAMPHENICOL in English

[ ˌklɔ:ram'fɛnɪkɒl ]

■ noun Medicine a bacterial antibiotic used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.

Origin

1940s: from chlor- + am(ide) + pheno- + ni(tro-) + (gly)col .

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