quinolone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure.

kwĭʹnəlōn /ˈkwɪnələʊn/ kwĭʹnəlōn' /ˈkwɪnəˌloʊn/

quinolone quinolones

Formed as quinol(ine) + -one, after the German Chinolon.

fluoroquinolone

azaquinolone isoquinolone

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