metronidazole

metronidazole
/me'treuh nuy"deuh zohl'/, n. Pharm.
a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C6H9N3O3, used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
[1960-65; contr. of 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole part of the chemical name]

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