oxazolidinone

oxazolidinone

 [ok″sah-zo-lid´ĭ-nōn] any of a class of synthetic antibacterial agents effective against gram-positive organisms.

ox·a·zo·li·di·none

(oks-ā'zō-lĭ-dĭ-nōn), Member of a class of antibiotics that works by inhibiting protein synthesis.