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Rifampin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from a form of rifamycin that interferes with the synthesis of RNA and is used to treat bacterial and viral diseases.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis

Word Usage

"They took the line out—and for good measure, they switched him to a different new drug, linezolid, and added an old drug called rifampin as well."

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bactericide antibacterial drug antibacterial

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