metronidazole

English

Chemical structure of metronidazole

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *médʰu

Proto-Hellenic *métʰu

Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

German -yl

German Methylbor.

English me(thyl)

Egyptian nṯr

Proto-Afroasiatic *-i?

Egyptian -j

Egyptian nṯrjder.

Semiticbor.

Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)

English nitro-

Egyptian jmnbor.

Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.

Latin Ammōn

Latin ammoniacusder.

English ammonia

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idusder.

English -ide

English amide

English imide

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti

Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō

Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō

Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō)

Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)

French azotebor.

English azote

English azo-

English -ole

English azole

English imidazole

English -tronidazole

English metronidazole

From me(thyl) + -tronidazole (“alteration of nitroimidazole”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnʌɪ.də.zəʊl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnaɪ.dəˌzoʊl/

Noun

metronidazole (countable and uncountable, plural metronidazoles)

1. (pharmacology) An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.

Derived terms

• -nidazole (“antiprotozoal or radiosensitizer”)

Translations

Translations

• Czech: metronidazol m
• Spanish: metronidazol m

References

• “metronidazole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “metronidazole”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.