Fluoroquinolone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics derived from nalidixic acid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of a class of antibiotics derived from nalidixic acid.
  • Word Usage
    "When the new drug also had no impact, Askenasy was switched to a third drug: ciprofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone that has been on the market since the late 1980s."