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rifampicin

/ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
ri-fampicin
IPA
/ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of rifam(y)cin + pi(perazinyl).

Usage

Inflected Forms

rifampicins (plural) rifampin (alternative, US)

Questions

How do you pronounce rifampicin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn/.
What does rifampicin mean?
A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.
Where does rifampicin come from?
Blend of rifam(y)cin + pi(perazinyl).

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