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fluoroquinolone

[ flawr-uh-kwin-uh-lohn, floor- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a quinolone enhanced by fluorine, and the most common type of quinolone used to fight bacterial infections.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoroquinolone1

First recorded in 1980–85; fluoro- ( def ) + quinolone ( def )

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