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rifampin
We have found lemma(root) word of rifampin : rifampicin.
Definitions
[rɪˈfampɪsɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a reddish-brown antibiotic used chiefly to treat tuberculosis and leprosy
Phrases:
Origin
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1960s: from rifamycin (an antibiotic first isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces mediterranei) + the insertion of pi- from piperazine
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