ri·fam·pin (r -f m pn) also ri·fam·pi·cin (-p-sn)n. A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from a form of rifamycin that interferes with the synthesis of RNA and is used to treat bacterial and viral diseases. [Blend of rifam(yc)in and p(iperazine).] |
rifampicin [rɪˈfæmpɪsɪn] US, rifampin [rɪˈfæmpɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, meningitis, and leprosy
[from rifam(y)cin, from Rififi, nickname of the original culture, + -mycin, + inserted pi(perazine)]
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