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Word: Rifamycin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s. Probably from rifo- + -mycin. Compare Italian rifomicina
Definition:
Any of a group of natural and semi-synthetic antibiotics originally isolated from the actinomycete Nocardia mediterranei, which inhibit microbial DNA-dependent RNA synthesis and have a bactericidal action, especially on mycobacteria and Gram-positive bacteria.
Variant Forms:
- rifomycin
