trovafloxacin
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɹoʊ.vəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/
Noun
[edit]trovafloxacin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.