furazolidone

furazolidone
/fyoor'euh zol"i dohn'/, n. Pharm.
a nitrofuran, C8H7N3O5, that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
[1950-55; prob. fur(anyl) + (ox)azolid(in)one, two of its chemical components]

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