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levofloxacin

US/ˌli.voʊˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/

levofloxacin noun: a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent (trademark Levaquin) that is the levorotatory isomer of ofloxacin.

levofloxacin: a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent (trademark Levaquin) that is the levorotatory...
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Noun

levofloxacin (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent (trademark Levaquin) that is the levorotatory isomer of ofloxacin.

Origin of levofloxacin

From lev- + ofloxacin.

Questions about levofloxacin

What does levofloxacin mean?
Levofloxacin means a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent (trademark Levaquin) that is the levorotatory isomer of ofloxacin.
What part of speech is levofloxacin?
Levofloxacin is a noun.
How do you pronounce levofloxacin?
Levofloxacin is pronounced /ˌli.voʊˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/ (US).

Words near levofloxacin in the dictionary

  1. levodopa
  2. levodoparesponsive
  3. levodropropizine
  4. levofacetoperane
  5. levofenfluramine
  6. levofloxacin
  7. levofolinate
  8. levofolinates
  9. levofolinic acid
  10. levofuraltadone
  11. levoglucosan

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