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ri·fam·pin (rī fam′pin)

noun

a derivative, CHNO, of an antibiotic prepared from a culture of soil bacteria (Streptomyces mediterranei), used in treating tuberculosis, spinal meningitis, etc. by inhibiting the RNA synthesis of the bacteria

Etymology: < rifamycin (< rifa- < ? + -mycin), an antibiotic derived from a fungus

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