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rifamycin

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rif·a·my·cin   (rĭf'ə-mī'sĭn)   
n.  Any of a group of antibiotics originally isolated from a strain of the soil microorganism Streptomyces mediterranei, used in the treatment of leprosy, tuberculosis, and other bacterial diseases.

[Alteration of rifomycin : probably Italian rifo(rmare), to reform (ri-, again, from Latin re-; see re- + formare, to form from Latin fōrmāre; see reform) + -mycin.]
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Main Entry: rif·a·my·cin
Pronunciation: "rif-&-'mIs-&n
Function: noun
: any of several antibiotics that are derivedfrom a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. mediterranei)
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rifamycin rif·a·my·cin (rĭf'ə-mī'sĭn)
n.
Any of a group of antibiotics originally isolated from a strain of the soil microorganism Streptomyces mediterranei, used in the treatment of leprosy, tuberculosis, and other bacterial diseases.

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