chloramphenicols

A form of chloramphenicol — 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.

Scrabble 30

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of chloramphenicol
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