Term: clindamycin
IPA: ˌklɪn.dəˈmaɪ.sn̩

==English==
[[File:Clindamycin Structure.svg|thumb|250px|Chemical structure of '''clindamycin''']]
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|chlor-<alt:chl(or)->|lincomycin<alt:lin(co)mycin>|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌklɪn.dəˈmaɪ.sn̩/|a=GA}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[lincosamide]] [[antibiotic]] [[drug]] C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>33</sub>ClN<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>S, mostly used to treat [[infection]]s with [[anaerobic]] [[bacterium|bacteria]].