different between nitroimidazole vs metronidazole

English

Etymology

nitro- +? imidazole

Noun

nitroimidazole (plural nitroimidazoles)

1. (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

English

Etymology

From me(thyl) +? -tronidazole (“alteration of nitroimidazole”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?.t???n??.d?.z??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?.t???na?.d??zo?l/

Noun

metronidazole (countable and uncountable, plural metronidazoles)

1. (pharmacology) An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.

Derived terms

• -nidazole (“antiprotozoal or radiosensitizer”)

Translations

References

• “metronidazole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “metronidazole”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).