NOUN | artifact | Chloromycetin, chloramphenicol | an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever) |
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Meaning | An oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever). | |
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Synonym | chloramphenicol | |
Broader | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections |
Spanish | Chloromycetin, cloramfenicol, cloranfenicol | |
Catalan | cloramfenicol |
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