transcription, транскрипция: [ rī-ˈfam-pən ]
noun
or ri·fam·pi·cin rī-ˈfam-pə-sən
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