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chloramphenicol

Noun CEFR C2
ˌklɔː.ɹamˈfɛ.nɪ.kɒl

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcloranfenicol
Françaischloramphénicol
Portuguêscloranfenicol
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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

chloramultilide chlorane chloraniformethan chloranil chloranilic acid chloranthale

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