CHLORAMPHENICOL


Meaning of CHLORAMPHENICOL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌklȯr-ˌam-ˈfe-ni-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl ]

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

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