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Nitrofurantoin - 4 dictionary results

ni⋅tro⋅fur⋅an⋅to⋅in

[nahy-troh-fyoo-ran-toh-in]
–noun Pharmacology.
an antimicrobial substance, C8H6N4O5, used for the treatment of urinary tract infections.

Origin:
1950–55; nitro- + fur(furyl) + (hyd)antoin, components of its chemical name
ni·tro·fur·an·to·in   (nī'trō-fyŏŏ-rān'tō-ĭn)   
n.  A derivative of nitrofuran, C8H6N4O5, used in the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract.

[nitrofuran + (hydan)toin, a chemical compound; see diphenylhydantoin.]

Main Entry: ni·tro·fu·ran·to·in
Pronunciation: -fyu-'ran-t&-w&n
Function: noun
: a nitrofuran derivativeC8H6N4O5 that is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent used especially in treating urinary tract infections

nitrofurantoin ni·tro·fur·an·to·in (nī'trō-fy&oobreve;-rān'tō-ĭn)
n.
A derivative of nitrofuran used in the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract.

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