nitroimidazole

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noun

Any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections

OriginEnglish imidazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounnitroimidazole (plural nitroimidazoles)

plural nitroimidazoles

  1. medicineAny of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections

Origin

  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  4. Englishnitro-
  5. Egyptianjmn
  6. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  7. LatinAmmōn
  8. Latinammoniacus
  9. Englishammonia
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Englishamide
  12. Englishimide
  13. Proto-Indo-European*né
  14. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  16. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  17. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  19. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  20. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  21. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  22. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  23. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  24. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  25. Frenchazote
  26. Englishazote
  27. Englishazo-
  28. Englishazole
  29. Englishimidazole
  30. Englishnitroimidazole

From nitro- + imidazole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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