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chlo⋅ram⋅phen⋅i⋅col

  [klawr-am-fen-i-kawl, -kol, klohr-]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble antibiotic, C11H12Cl2N2O5, obtained from cultures of Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized: used chiefly in the treatment of infections caused by certain bacteria, by rickettsiae, and by certain viruses.
Origin:
1945–50; chlor- 2 + am(ido)- + phe(n)- + ni(tr)- + (gly)col
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chlo·ram·phen·i·col   (klôr'ām-fěn'ĭ-kôl', -kŏl', -kōl', klōr'-)   
n.  An antibiotic, C11H12Cl2N2O5, derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically and effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms.

[chlor(o)- + am(ide) + phe(no)- + ni(tro)- + (gly)col.]
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Main Entry: chlor·am·phen·i·col
Pronunciation: "klOr-"am-'fen-i-"kol, "klor-, -"kOl
Function: noun
: a broad-spectrum antibioticC11H12Cl2N2O5 isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. venezuelae) or prepared synthetically—see CHLOROMYCETIN
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chloramphenicol chlor·am·phen·i·col (klôr'ām-fěn'ĭ-kôl', -kōl')
n.
A broad-spectrum oral antibiotic derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically.

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chloramphenicol

antibiotic drug once commonly used in the treatment of infections caused by various bacteria, including those in the genera Rickettsia and Mycoplasma. Chloramphenicol was originally found as a product of the metabolism of the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae (order Actinomycetales) and is now synthesized chemically. It achieves its antibacterial effect by interfering with protein synthesis in these microorganisms. The drug is seldom used, because of its potential toxicity and the availability of safer drugs.

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