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clindamycin

clin·da·my·cin [ klìndə mss'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic drug: a potent antibiotic administered in injections or externally. Use: severe infections, acne, bacterial vaginosis.

[Late 20th century. Contraction of chloro-deoxylincomycin<chloro- + deoxy- + lincomycin, antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis]
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