nitroimidazole
nounEtymology From nitro- + imidazole.
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Medicine, Sciences Any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections
- Derived terms
- dimetridazole
- Hyponyms
- metronidazole, nimorazole, ornidazole, secnidazole, tinidazole