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n. An antibiotic, C11H12Cl2N2O5, derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically and effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms.

n. A broad-spectrum antibiotic originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae but now produced synthetically

n. an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)

"In the surgical intensive care unit where patient 9 had been sent, the hospital was conducting a drug trial of an older antibiotic called chloramphenicol."

antibiotic drug    antibiotic   

gentamicin    neomycin    minocycline    oxytetracycline    doxycycline