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metronidazole

UK/ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnʌɪ.də.zəʊl/US/ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnaɪ.dəˌzoʊl/

metronidazole noun: an antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.

metronidazole: an antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and...
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Noun

metronidazole (countable and uncountable, plural metronidazoles)

  1. An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.

Forms of metronidazole

pluralmetronidazoles

Origin of metronidazole

From me(thyl) + -tronidazole (“alteration of nitroimidazole”).

Words formed from metronidazole

Questions about metronidazole

What does metronidazole mean?
Metronidazole means an antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.
What part of speech is metronidazole?
Metronidazole is a noun.
How do you pronounce metronidazole?
Metronidazole is pronounced /ˌmɛ.tɹəˈnʌɪ.də.zəʊl/ (UK).
What is the plural of metronidazole?
The plural of metronidazole is metronidazoles.

Words near metronidazole in the dictionary

  1. metromaniacs
  2. metromanias
  3. metrometer
  4. metrometers
  5. metron
  6. metronidazole
  7. metronidazoles
  8. metronome
  9. metronomes
  10. metronomic
  11. metronomical

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