METRONIDAZOLE


Meaning of METRONIDAZOLE in English

[ ˌmɛtrə'nʌɪdəzəʊl ]

■ noun Medicine a synthetic drug used to treat trichomoniasis and similar infections.

Origin

1960s: from me(thyl) + (ni)tro- + (im)idazole .

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