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Definition of: chloramphenicol
(klôr′am·fen′i·kōl, -kol, klō′ram-) noun Chem.
A crystalline nitrogenous compound, C11H12Cl2O5N2, obtained from a soil bacillus (Streptomyces venezuelae) and also made synthetically: used as an antibiotic in the treatment of certain viral, bacterial, and rickettsial diseases. [<CHLOR- + AM(IDE) + PHE(NOL) + NI(TROGEN) + (GLY)COL]
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