clindamycin

== English == === Etymology === From chl(or)- + lin(co)mycin. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌklɪn.dəˈmaɪ.sn̩/ === Noun === clindamycin (uncountable) (pharmacology) A lincosamide antibiotic drug C18H33ClN2O5S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria. ==== Translations ==== === References === “clindamycin”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.