tinidazole

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noun

An antiparasitic drug used against protozoan infections.

OriginEnglish metronidazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
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Meanings

nountinidazole (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn antiparasitic drug used against protozoan infections.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Englishthi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  7. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  8. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. GermanMethy
  12. Englishme(thyl)
  13. Egyptiannṯr
  14. Egyptiannṯrj
  15. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  16. Englishnitro-
  17. Egyptianjmn
  18. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  19. LatinAmmōn
  20. Latinammoniacus
  21. Englishammonia
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  23. Englishamide
  24. Englishimide
  25. Proto-Indo-European*né
  26. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  27. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  28. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  29. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  31. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  32. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  33. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  34. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  35. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  36. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  37. Frenchazote
  38. Englishazote
  39. Englishazo-
  40. Englishazole
  41. Englishimidazole
  42. Englishmetronidazole
  43. Englishtinidazole

From thi- + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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