or rifampicin noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of rifamycin, antibiotic derived from Streptomyces mediterranei Date: 1966 a semisynthetic antibiotic C 43 H 58 N 4 O 12 used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis and to treat asymptomatic carriers of meningococci
RIFAMPIN
Meaning of RIFAMPIN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012