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metronidazole (iou)



metronidazole noun. M20.
[from ME(THYL + NITRO- + IM)IDAZOLE, elems. of the systematic name (see below).]
Pharmacology. An imidazole derivative used to treat infection by some anaerobic organisms, esp. trichomoniasis; 2-(2-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-1-yl)ethanol, C6H9N3O3.