plural of RIFA

Initialism of red imported fire ant.

(pharmacology) Used to form names of rifamycin derivatives used as antibiotics.

A literary work or musical composition recast to adapt it to a change in the circumstances of the time.

(pharmacology) US form of rifampicin.

(pharmacology) A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.

plural of rifacimento

(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.

rifampin

plural of rifamycin