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noun
A synthetic quinolone antibacterial which inhibits the multiplication of bacteria, used to treat genitourinary infections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: NegGram
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide
History
From na(phtha)l(ene) + (pyr)idi(ne) + (carbo)x(yl)ic acid.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
