rif|a|my|cin

rif|a|my|cin
rif|a|my|cin «RIHF uh MY suhn». noun.
any one of a group of antibiotics derived from a species of streptomyces isolated from the soil in the pine forests of southern France. Several rifamycins and their derivatives have shown antimicrobial and antiviral properties.
[< Italian rifamicina < rifare to remake, repeat + -micina -mycin, as in streptomycin]

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