Etymology

clindamycin

C3L1I1N1D2A1M3Y4C3I1N1

Today it means: A lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria. Full definition →

English lin(co)mycin ← Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Englishchl(or)-
  7. Englishlin(co)mycin
  8. English todayclindamycin

From chl(or)- + lin(co)mycin.

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