nitrofurantoin

[nahy-troh-fyoo-ran-toh-in]

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
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Nitrofurantoin has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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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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