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Meaning of pentamidine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn

Definitions

A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pentamillionaire pentamine pentamirror pentamolybdate pentamorph pentamorphone

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