QUINOLONE


Meaning of QUINOLONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwi-nə-ˌlōn ]

noun

Etymology: quinol ine + -one

Date: 1936

: any of a class of synthetic antibacterial drugs that are derivatives of hydroxylated quinolines and inhibit the replication of bacterial DNA

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.