nitroimidazole

== English == === Etymology === From nitro- +‎ imidazole. === Noun === nitroimidazole (plural nitroimidazoles) (medicine) Any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections ==== Hyponyms ==== metronidazole nimorazole ornidazole secnidazole tinidazole ==== Derived terms ====