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Nitrofurantoin

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Noun

1. macrodantin, nitrofurantoin

derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Nitrofurantoin

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n.
A derivative of nitrofuran, C8H6N4O5, used to treat bacterial infections of the urinary tract.

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