[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004