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
chloramphenicol
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- drop: Under close supervision, unlabelled chloramphenicol eye drops are provided to the healers who see most eye patients.
- eye: Under close supervision, unlabelled chloramphenicol eye drops are provided to the healers who see most eye patients.
- acetyltransferase: Using a stable transfection system with a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase ( CAT ) reporter construct ( Ref.
- ointment: Chloramphenicol ointment will also help to prevent secondary bacterial infection.
Noun used with modifier
- µg/ml: All cultures contained 50 µg/ml kanamycin and 34 µg/ml chloramphenicol.
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