Nitroimidazole

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Etymology

From nitro- + imidazole.

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