Meanings
nounnifurtimox (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA nitrofuran antitrypanosomal drug administered orally in the treatment of Chagas disease; C₁₀H₁₃N₃O₅S.
Origin
Probably from nifur- (“5-nitrofuran derivative”) + thi- + m(ethyl) + ox-.
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