nitroimidazole

English
Three nitroimidazoles

Etymology

nitro- +‎ imidazole

Noun

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

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