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chloramphenicol
Chloromycetin
Definition: an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
Definition: A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.