n.
Pronunciation: ˌ klo ̇ r- ˌ am- ' fe-ni- ˌ ko ̇ l, - ˌ k ō l
Function: noun
Etymology: chlor- + am ide + phe n- + ni tr- + gly col
Date: 1949
: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C 11 H 12 Cl 2 N 2 O 5 isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete ( Streptomyces venezuelae ) or prepared synthetically