| vial | <equipment> A small bottle. Origin: Gr. Phial (18 Nov 1997) |
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| lincomycin | <drug> Antibiotic active against gram-positive bacteria. Acts by blocking protein synthesis by binding to the 50S subunit of the ribosome and blocking peptidyltransferase reaction. Clindamycin, a derivative of lincomycin, is used as an antimalarial drug. (04 Mar 1998) |