"rifamycin" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From French Rif(ifi) (“a French crime film”) + am(ino)- + -mycin (“antibiotic”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|w:Rififi|amino-|-mycin|alt1=Rif(ifi)|alt2=am(ino)-|lang1=fr|nocat=1|t1=a French crime film|t3=antibiotic}} French Rif(ifi) (“a French crime film”) + am(ino)- + -mycin (“antibiotic”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rifamycin (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) Any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially. Wikipedia link: rifamycin Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: rifa- (english: antibiotic)

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