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chloramphenicol
chloramphenicol definition
chlor·am·pheni·col (klôr′am fen′i kôl′, -kōl′)
noun
an antibiotic drug, CHClNO, prepared synthetically or isolated from a bacillus (Streptomyces venezuelae)
Etymology: chlor(o)- + am(ide) + phe(n)- + ni(tro)- + (gly)col
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