cipro

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A form of ciprofloxacin — A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃ that is often administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃·HCl and is effective especially against gram-negative bacteria.

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ciprofloxacin
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Meanings

nouncipro (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationclippinguncountableClipping of ciprofloxacin.

    It had to be one of three things: A hoax. Or anthrax, which meant I’d have to go on Cipro for a month. Or if it was ricin, I was dead, so bye-bye.

    2021 January 24, Donald G. McNeil Jr, “Fauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints

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ciprofloxacin
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antibioticantibiotic drug
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ciprofloxacin

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APA

cipro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cipro

MLA

“cipro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cipro. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cipro,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cipro.

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