metronidazole

[me-truh-nahy-duh-zohl]

met·ro·ni·da·zole

[me-truh-nahy-duh-zohl]
noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C6H9N3O3, used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.

Origin:
1960–65; contraction of 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole part of the chemical name
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Metronidazole has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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metronidazole (ˌmɛtrəˈnaɪdəˌzəʊl)
 
n
a pale yellow crystalline compound used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis. Formula: C6H9N3O3
 
[C20: from me(thyl) + (ni)tro- + -n- + (im)id(e) + azole]

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metronidazole me·tro·ni·da·zole (mět'rə-nī'də-zōl')
n.
A synthetic antimicrobial drug used in the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis and intestinal amebiasis.

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