rifampicins

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A form of rifampicin — A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of rifampicin
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