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nitrofurazone

nitrofurazone noun: a pale yellow crystalline bactericidal compound that is used as an antibiotic.

Noun

nitrofurazone (uncountable)

  1. A pale yellow crystalline bactericidal compound that is used as an antibiotic.
    Synonyms:
    furacilin, furacillin, nitrofural

Synonyms of nitrofurazone

Origin of nitrofurazone

From nitro- + furazone.

Questions about nitrofurazone

What does nitrofurazone mean?
Nitrofurazone means a pale yellow crystalline bactericidal compound that is used as an antibiotic.
What part of speech is nitrofurazone?
Nitrofurazone is a noun.

Words near nitrofurazone in the dictionary

  1. nitroformazan
  2. nitrofural
  3. nitrofuran
  4. nitrofurans
  5. nitrofurantoin
  6. nitrofurazone
  7. nitrogelatin
  8. nitrogelatine
  9. nitrogen
  10. nitrogen balance
  11. nitrogen balances

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