ciprofloxacin
noun
cip·ro·flox·a·cin ˌsi-prə-ˈfläk-sə-sən 
-prō-
: a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic C17H18FN3O3 that is often administered in the form of its hydrochloride C17H18FN3O3·HCl and is effective especially against gram-negative bacteria
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This strain has a high-level of resistance to azithromycin and resistance to ceftriaxone, cefixime, cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin and tetracycline. 
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Even those who have been vaccinated against bacterial meningitis should still get antibiotic treatment, such as ciprofloxacin and rifampin. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2022 Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021 The report found more modest drops or figures in line with expectations for the remaining antibiotics, except ciprofloxacin, which jumped 12-14% in the last half of the year. Robert Hart, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 Antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin can - but don't always - kill it. Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2010 All of them were resistant to at least seven antibiotics (azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, erythromycin, nalidixic acid, telithromycin, and tetracycline). Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2018 During the anthrax scare in 2001, the U.S government successfully pushed Bayer, the manufacturer of the anti-anthrax treatment ciprofloxacin, to drop its drug price. Varoon Mathur, STAT, 2 Apr. 2020 Her doctor prescribed a third drug, ciprofloxacin, the last of the three major front-line medicines, and cultured her urine. Matt Richtel, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2019 See More
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Even those who have been vaccinated against bacterial meningitis should still get antibiotic treatment, such as ciprofloxacin and rifampin. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2022 Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021 The report found more modest drops or figures in line with expectations for the remaining antibiotics, except ciprofloxacin, which jumped 12-14% in the last half of the year. Robert Hart, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 Antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin can - but don't always - kill it. Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2010 All of them were resistant to at least seven antibiotics (azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, erythromycin, nalidixic acid, telithromycin, and tetracycline). Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2018 During the anthrax scare in 2001, the U.S government successfully pushed Bayer, the manufacturer of the anti-anthrax treatment ciprofloxacin, to drop its drug price. Varoon Mathur, STAT, 2 Apr. 2020 Her doctor prescribed a third drug, ciprofloxacin, the last of the three major front-line medicines, and cultured her urine. Matt Richtel, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from International Scientific Vocabulary ci- (alteration of cycl-) + propyl + fluor- + ox- + az- + -mycin
First Known Use
1983, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ciprofloxacin
noun
cip·ro·flox·a·cin ˌsip-rə-ˈfläk-sə-sən, -rō-
: a fluoroquinolone C17H18FN3O3 that is often administered in the form of its hydrochloride C17H18FN3O3·HCl and is effective especially against gram-negative bacteria see cipro