chloramphenicol (English, noun)
expansion: chloramphenicol (countable and uncountable, plural chloramphenicols)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: chloramphenicols
tags: plural