nitroimidazole

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English[edit]

Three nitroimidazoles

Etymology[edit]

nitro- +‎ imidazole

Noun[edit]

nitroimidazole (plural nitroimidazoles)

  1. (medicine) Any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections

Hyponyms[edit]

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