Meanings
nountrovafloxacin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.
Origin
From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).
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trovafloxacin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trovafloxacin
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