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Noun: rifampin
  1. An antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis
    "The patient was prescribed a course of rifampin to combat the TB infection";
    - Rifadin, Rimactane

Derived forms: rifampins

Type of: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide

Encyclopedia: Rifampin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide