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eth⋅am⋅bu⋅tol

  [e-tham-byuh-tawl, -tol]
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–noun Pharmacology.
an antimicrobial substance, C10H24N2O2, active against susceptible bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, in the treatment, in combination with other drugs, of tuberculosis.
Origin:
1960–65; eth(ylene) + am(ine) + but(an)ol
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eth·am·bu·tol   (ě-thām'byə-tôl', -tōl', -tŏl')   
n.  An antibacterial drug, C10H24N2O2, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

[eth(ylene) + am(ine) + but(an)ol.]
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Main Entry: eth·am·bu·tol
Pronunciation: eth-'am-byu-"tol, -"tOl
Function: noun
: a synthetic drugC10H24N2O2 used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis —see MYAMBUTOL
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ethambutol eth·am·bu·tol (ě-thām'byə-tôl', -tōl')
n.
An antibacterial drug used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

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