Definitions for rifampin
rifampin
ri·fam·pin
Spelling: [ri-fam-pin]
IPA: /rɪˈfæm pɪn/
Rifampin is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 197 anagrams from letters in rifampin (afiimnpr).
Definitions for rifampin
noun
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a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 43 H 58 N 4 O 12 , used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, asymptomatic carriers of meningococcal disease, and leprosy.
Origin of rifampin
1965-70; probably rifam(yci)n (orig., rifomycin, equivalent to rifo- (perhaps Italian rifo(rmare) to reform) + -my