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From nor- + fl(uor)- + -oxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract; 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, C₁₆H₁₈FN₃O₃. Full definition →
From nor- + fl(uor)- + -oxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.