RIFAMPIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rifampin mean? 

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

1. an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIFAMPIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Rifadin; rifampin; Rimactane

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

antibacterial; antibacterial drug; bactericide (any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth)

 Context examples 

This species is acid fast, catalase positive, niacin, peroxidase, nitrate reductase, and urease negative, and may be susceptible to pnitrobenzoate, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, rifampin, and streptomycin.

(Mycobacterium avium, NCI Thesaurus)