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pentamidine

pen tam i dine |penˈtamiˌdēn pɛnˈtæmədin | ▶noun Medicine a synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the treatment of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP ) infection. ORIGIN 1940s: from pentane + amide + -ine 4 .

 

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pentamidine

pentamidine |pɛnˈtamɪdiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the treatment of PCP infection. ORIGIN 1940s: from pentane + amide + -ine 4 .