rifamycin
Meanings
noun
- Any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially.
Word forms
Etymology
From French Rif(ifi) (“a French crime film”) + am(ino)- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
Derived words
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