chloramphenicol noun.
[klɔ:ram'fɛnɪkɒl] M20.[formed as CHLORAL + AMIDE + PHEN- + NITRO- + GLYCOL.]An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium
Streptomyces venezuelae or prepared synthetically.
► A proprietary name for this drug is
CHLOROMYCETIN.
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