chloramphenicol

English

Chemical structure of chloramphenicol

Etymology

From chlor- +‎ am(ide) +‎ phen- +‎ ni(tro)- +‎ (gly)col.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌklɔː.ɹamˈfɛn.ɪ.kɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌklɔɹˌæmˈfɛn.ɪˌkɔl/

Noun

chloramphenicol (countable and uncountable, plural chloramphenicols)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.

References

• “chloramphenicol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “chloramphenicol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.