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linezolid

/lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/

linezolid noun: a synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.

linezolid: a synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class
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Noun

linezolid (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.

Origin of linezolid

From (morpho)line + (oxa)zolid(one).

Questions about linezolid

What does linezolid mean?
Linezolid means a synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.
What part of speech is linezolid?
Linezolid is a noun.
How do you pronounce linezolid?
Linezolid is pronounced /lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/.

Words near linezolid in the dictionary

  1. linewomen
  2. linework
  3. lineworker
  4. lineworkers
  5. liney
  6. linezolid
  7. Linfen
  8. Linfield
  9. Linfoot
  10. Linford
  11. Linfords

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