clotrimazole

English

Etymology

From c(h)lo(r)- +‎ tri- +‎ (i)m(id)azole or c(h)lo(r)- +‎ tr(i)- +‎ im(id)azole.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: klō-trīʹmə-zōl', IPA^(key): /kloʊˈtɹaɪ.məˌzoʊl/
• (US) enPR: klō-trĭʹmə-zōl', IPA^(key): /kloʊˈtɹɪ.məˌzoʊl/
• Hyphenation: clo‧tri‧ma‧zole

Noun

clotrimazole (usually uncountable, plural clotrimazoles)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals, C₂₂H₁₇ClN₂.

Translations

antifungal agent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 克黴唑／克霉唑 (zh) (kèméizuò)

References

• “clotrimazole”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “clotrimazole”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.