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trovafloxacin

US/ˌtɹoʊ.vəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/

trovafloxacin noun: a broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

trovafloxacin: a broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by...
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Noun

trovafloxacin (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

Origin of trovafloxacin

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

Questions about trovafloxacin

What does trovafloxacin mean?
Trovafloxacin means a broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.
What part of speech is trovafloxacin?
Trovafloxacin is a noun.
How do you pronounce trovafloxacin?
Trovafloxacin is pronounced /ˌtɹoʊ.vəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/ (US).

Words near trovafloxacin in the dictionary

  1. Trouville-sur-Mer
  2. trouvère
  3. trouvères
  4. Troux
  5. trovadoresque
  6. trovafloxacin
  7. trovant
  8. trovants
  9. Trovato
  10. Trovatos
  11. trove

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