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-floxacin

UK/ˈflɒk.səs.ɪn/US/ˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/

-floxacin suffix: used to form names of generic fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

Suffix

-floxacin

  1. Used to form names of generic fluoroquinolone antibiotics
    • besifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, ofloxacin

Origin of -floxacin

From norfloxacin.

Questions about -floxacin

What does -floxacin mean?
-floxacin means used to form names of generic fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
What part of speech is -floxacin?
-floxacin is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -floxacin?
-floxacin is pronounced /ˈflɒk.səs.ɪn/ (UK).

Words near -floxacin in the dictionary

  1. -fix
  2. -flippin'-
  3. -flippin-
  4. -flipping-
  5. -florous
  6. -floxacin
  7. -fluencer
  8. -flurane
  9. -flux
  10. -focon
  11. -fold

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