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grepafloxacin

grepafloxacin noun: an oral broad-spectrum quinoline antibacterial drug, no longer used because of cardiac side effects.

Noun

grepafloxacin (uncountable)

  1. An oral broad-spectrum quinoline antibacterial drug, no longer used because of cardiac side effects.

Origin of grepafloxacin

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

Questions about grepafloxacin

What does grepafloxacin mean?
Grepafloxacin means an oral broad-spectrum quinoline antibacterial drug, no longer used because of cardiac side effects.
What part of speech is grepafloxacin?
Grepafloxacin is a noun.

Words near grepafloxacin in the dictionary

  1. grenz rays
  2. Grenzer
  3. Grenzers
  4. Grenzes
  5. grep
  6. grepafloxacin
  7. greppable
  8. grepped
  9. grepping
  10. greps
  11. gres

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