CHLORAMPHENICOL Definition & Meaning

chloramphenicol

[ klawr-am-fen-i-kawl, -kol, klohr- ]

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noun

Pharmacology.

a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble antibiotic, C 11 H 12 Cl 2 N 2 O 5 , obtained from cultures of Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized: used chiefly in the treatment of infections caused by certain bacteria, by rickettsiae, and by certain viruses.

chloramphenicol

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noun

a broad-spectrum antibiotic used esp in treating typhoid fever and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized. Formula: C 11 H 12 N 2 O 5 Cl 2

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An antibiotic derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically, and effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms. Chemical formula: C 11 H 12 Cl 2 N 2 O 5 .

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of chloramphenicol¹

First recorded in 1945–50; chlor- ² + am(ido)- + phe(no)- + ni(tr)- + (gly)col

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of chloramphenicol¹

C20: from chloro- + am ( ido ) - + phe ( no ) - + ni ( tro ) - + ( gly ) col

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Ltd. that contained the banned chemical, chloramphenicol, were destroyed, the General Administration of Customs of China announced.

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Staph aureus increased resistance to other antibiotics: oxacillin, chloramphenicol and erythromycin.

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In 1943, there was streptomycin, the first cure for tuberculosis, and on the heels of that came chloramphenicol, chlortetracycline, neomycin, erythromycin.

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The lizards also were resistant to antibiotics commonly used in Southeast Asia, such as chloramphenicol, aminopenicillins and tetracyclines.

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At first, the detection of transshipped honey relied on a simple test for an unapproved antibiotic, chloramphenicol, discovered in Chinese honey.

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