or  ri*fam*pi*cin  n :  a semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ that is used esp. in the treatment of tuberculosis and to treat asymptomatic carriers of a bacterium of the genus Neisseria (N. meningitidis) causing meningitis .
 
 
 
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