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rufloxacin

rufloxacin noun: the antibiotic 7-fluoro-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-10-oxo-4-thia-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.0^(5,13)]trideca-5(13),6,8,11-tetraene-11-carboxylic acid.

Noun

rufloxacin (uncountable)

  1. The antibiotic 7-fluoro-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-10-oxo-4-thia-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.0^(5,13)]trideca-5(13),6,8,11-tetraene-11-carboxylic acid.

Origin of rufloxacin

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

Questions about rufloxacin

What does rufloxacin mean?
Rufloxacin means the antibiotic 7-fluoro-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-10-oxo-4-thia-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.0^(5,13)]trideca-5(13),6,8,11-tetraene-11-carboxylic acid.
What part of speech is rufloxacin?
Rufloxacin is a noun.

Words near rufloxacin in the dictionary

  1. Rufinos
  2. rufiopin
  3. Rufisque
  4. rufiyaa
  5. rufiyaas
  6. rufloxacin
  7. Rufo
  8. rufo-
  9. rufobrunneous
  10. rufochromomycin
  11. rufoferruginous

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