rifabutin
English edit
Etymology edit
From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”).
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Noun edit
rifabutin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.