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nifurtimox

UK/nʌɪˈfɜː.tɪ.mɒks/US/naɪˈfɝ.tɪˌmɑks/

nifurtimox noun: a nitrofuran antitrypanosomal drug administered orally in the treatment of Chagas disease; C₁₀H₁₃N₃O₅S.

nifurtimox: a nitrofuran antitrypanosomal drug administered orally in the treatment of Chagas disease;...
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Noun

nifurtimox (uncountable)

  1. A nitrofuran antitrypanosomal drug administered orally in the treatment of Chagas disease; C₁₀H₁₃N₃O₅S.

Origin of nifurtimox

Probably from nifur- (“5-nitrofuran derivative”) + thi- + m(ethyl) + ox-.

Questions about nifurtimox

What does nifurtimox mean?
Nifurtimox means a nitrofuran antitrypanosomal drug administered orally in the treatment of Chagas disease; C₁₀H₁₃N₃O₅S.
What part of speech is nifurtimox?
Nifurtimox is a noun.
How do you pronounce nifurtimox?
Nifurtimox is pronounced /nʌɪˈfɜː.tɪ.mɒks/ (UK).

Words near nifurtimox in the dictionary

  1. nifuroquine
  2. nifuroxazide
  3. nifuroxime
  4. nifurquinazol
  5. nifursemizone
  6. nifurtimox
  7. nifurtoinol
  8. nifurzide
  9. nig
  10. nig-nog
  11. nig-nogs

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