nalidixic acid

[ ney-li-dik-sik, ney- ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a substance, C12H12N2O3, that has antibacterial activity against many susceptible Gram-negative organisms, especially used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.

Origin of nalidixic acid

1
1960–65; by shortening and rearrangement of naphthyridine and carboxylic acid, components of its chemical name

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