Etymology

rifaximin

R1I1F4A1X8I1M3I1N1

Today it means: A semisynthetic antibiotic based on rifamycin. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.