metronidazole
noun
met·ro·ni·da·zole ˌme-trə-ˈnī-də-ˌzōl 
: a drug C6H9N3O3 used especially to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One of the primary medications recommended by the CDC for treating B. coli is metronidazole, but Harriet didn’t get it until five days after her diagnosis, the records show. 
Greg Kahn, National Geographic, 8 July 2020 The antibiotics facing export limits are tinidazole, metronidazole, chloramphenicol, erythromycin salts, neomycin, clindamycin salts and ornidazole. Vindu Goel, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 Similar export restrictions have been placed on the common antibiotic metronidazole, various versions of vitamin B and eight other medicinal chemicals, according to a notice from the Indian government Tuesday. Dria Roland, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2020 All three come in topical form, and metronidazole and clindamycin, which are antibiotics, are also available as oral medications (though the oral forms of these medications are not recommended during pregnancy). Jessica Grose, New York Times, 30 July 2019 But there are a few medications that have no data indicating adverse effects, Dr. Baldwin said, including metronidazole, clindamycin and azelaic acid. Jessica Grose, New York Times, 30 July 2019 Topical antibiotics like clindamycin or metronidazole can calm mild surface redness, while oral antibiotics (usually doxycycline) reduce inflammation from within. A.a. Newton, SELF, 9 Apr. 2019 Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 18 Sep. 2018 Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 18 Sep. 2018 See More
Greg Kahn, National Geographic, 8 July 2020 The antibiotics facing export limits are tinidazole, metronidazole, chloramphenicol, erythromycin salts, neomycin, clindamycin salts and ornidazole. Vindu Goel, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 Similar export restrictions have been placed on the common antibiotic metronidazole, various versions of vitamin B and eight other medicinal chemicals, according to a notice from the Indian government Tuesday. Dria Roland, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2020 All three come in topical form, and metronidazole and clindamycin, which are antibiotics, are also available as oral medications (though the oral forms of these medications are not recommended during pregnancy). Jessica Grose, New York Times, 30 July 2019 But there are a few medications that have no data indicating adverse effects, Dr. Baldwin said, including metronidazole, clindamycin and azelaic acid. Jessica Grose, New York Times, 30 July 2019 Topical antibiotics like clindamycin or metronidazole can calm mild surface redness, while oral antibiotics (usually doxycycline) reduce inflammation from within. A.a. Newton, SELF, 9 Apr. 2019 Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 18 Sep. 2018 Your doctor will prescribe you with an antibiotic called metronidazole. Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 18 Sep. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
methyl + -tron- (probably alteration of nitro-) + imide + azole
First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
metronidazole
noun
met·ro·ni·da·zole ˌme-trə-ˈnīd-ə-ˌzōl
: an antiprotozoal and antibacterial drug C6H9N3O3 used especially to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria see flagyl