different between lincosamide vs clindamycin

lincosamide

English

Etymology

linco(mycin) +? [Term?] +? -amide

Noun

lincosamide (plural lincosamides)

  1. Any of a class of antibiotics including lincomycin and clindamycin.

Anagrams

  • niclosamide

lincosamide From the web:



clindamycin

English

Etymology

From chl(or)- +? [Term?] +? lin(co)mycin.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kl?n.d??ma?.sn?/

Noun

clindamycin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A lincosamide antibiotic drug C18H33ClN2O5S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.

Translations

References

  • “clindamycin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

clindamycin From the web:

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