Metronidazole Definition

mĕtrə-nīdə-zōl
noun
A synthetic drug, C6H9N3O3, used to treat bacterial or protozoan infections, esp. amebiasis and trichomoniasis.
Webster's New World

(medicine) An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat a range of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections.

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Noun

Singular:
metronidazole
Plural:
metronidazoles

Origin of Metronidazole

  • me(thyl) -tron- (alteration of nitro–) (im)idazole

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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