RIFAMPICIN


Meaning of RIFAMPICIN in English

[ rɪ'fampɪsɪn ]

(also rifampin )

■ noun Medicine a bacterial antibiotic used chiefly to treat tuberculosis and leprosy.

Origin

1960s: from rifamycin (a related antibiotic) + the insertion of pi- from piperazine .

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