norfloxacin
UK/nɔːˈflɒk.səs.ɪn/US/nɔɹˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/
norfloxacin noun: a synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract; 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, C₁₆H₁₈FN₃O₃.
Noun
norfloxacin (uncountable)
- A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract; 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, C₁₆H₁₈FN₃O₃.
Origin of norfloxacin
From nor- + fl(uor)- + -oxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).
Words formed from norfloxacin
Questions about norfloxacin
- What does norfloxacin mean?
- Norfloxacin means a synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract; 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, C₁₆H₁₈FN₃O₃.
- What part of speech is norfloxacin?
- Norfloxacin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce norfloxacin?
- Norfloxacin is pronounced /nɔːˈflɒk.səs.ɪn/ (UK).
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