Etymology

trovafloxacin

T1R1O1V4A1F4L1O1X8A1C3I1N1

Today it means: A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. Full definition →

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The story

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

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