FURAZOLIDONE


Meaning of FURAZOLIDONE in English

/fyoor'euh zol"i dohn'/ , n. Pharm.

a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.

[ 1950-55; prob. fur ( anyl ) + ( ox ) azolid ( in ) one, two of its chemical components ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .