clindamycin

English

Chemical structure of clindamycin

Etymology

From chl(or)- +‎ [Term?] +‎ lin(co)mycin.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌklɪn.dəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Noun

clindamycin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: clindamicina f

References

• “clindamycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.