Meanings
noundimetridazole (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA nitroimidazole drug that combats protozoan infections.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishdimethyl
- Egyptiannṯr
- Egyptiannṯrj
- Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
- Englishnitro-
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishimide
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Englishazole
- Englishimidazole
- Englishnitroimidazole
- Englishdimetridazole
Blend of dimethyl + nitr(oim)idazole.
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APA
dimetridazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimetridazole
MLA
“dimetridazole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimetridazole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimetridazole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimetridazole.
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