释义 |
rif·am·pin \ˈrif¦ampə̇n\ noun or rif·am·pi·cin \(ˈ)rifˈampəsə̇n\ (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of rifamycin (herein), with -pi- probably from piperazine : a semisynthetic antibiotic C43H58N4O12 that is used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis and to treat asymptomatic carriers of meningococci |