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nitazoxanide

nitazoxanide noun: a synthetic nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide derivative used as an antiprotozoal agent.

Noun

nitazoxanide (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide derivative used as an antiprotozoal agent.

Origin of nitazoxanide

From ni(tro)th(i)az(ole) + -oxanide (“salicylanilide or analog”).

Questions about nitazoxanide

What does nitazoxanide mean?
Nitazoxanide means a synthetic nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide derivative used as an antiprotozoal agent.
What part of speech is nitazoxanide?
Nitazoxanide is a noun.

Words near nitazoxanide in the dictionary

  1. Nita
  2. nitarsone
  3. Nitasha
  4. nitazene
  5. nitazenes
  6. nitazoxanide
  7. nitch
  8. nitches
  9. nitchevo
  10. nitchie
  11. nitchies

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