Clindamycin


[klin-duh-mahy-sin] /ˌklɪn dəˈmaɪ sɪn/

noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a toxic semisynthetic antibiotic, C 18 H 33 ClN 2 O 5 S, used to treat serious infections chiefly due to various anaerobic bacteria, especially Bacteroides.

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