trovafloxacin

English

Chemical structure of trovafloxacin

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹoʊ.vəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/

Noun

trovafloxacin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.