clindamycin.
A lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.
Meaning & usage
A lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English chl(or)- English lin(co)mycin English clindamycin From chl(or)- + lin(co)mycin.
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