ethambutol

American

[e-tham-byuh-tawl, -tol] / ɛˈθæm bjəˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun

Pharmacology.

an antimicrobial substance, C 10 H 24 N 2 O 2 , active against susceptible bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, in the treatment, in combination with other drugs, of tuberculosis.

ethambutol British

/ ɛˈθæmbjʊˌtɒl /

noun

a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis

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Etymology

Origin of ethambutol

First recorded in 1960–65; eth(ylene) + am(ine) + but(an)ol

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