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furazolidone

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[fyoor-uh-zol-i-dohn] / ˌfjʊər əˈzɒl ɪˌdoʊn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.

Etymology

Origin of furazolidone

1950–55; probably fur(anyl) + (ox)azolid(in)one, two of its chemical components

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