CHLOROMYCETIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chloromycetin mean? 

• CHLOROMYCETIN (noun)
  The noun CHLOROMYCETIN has 1 sense:

1. an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)

  Familiarity information: CHLOROMYCETIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLOROMYCETIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chloramphenicol; Chloromycetin

Hypernyms ("Chloromycetin" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)