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fluoroquinolone

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fluor·o·quin·o·lone  (flr-kwn-ln, flôr-, flr-)
n.
Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics derived from nalidixic acid.
[fluoro- + quinol(ine) + -one.]
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He said that FDA's objective is to keep the germs vulnerable to enrofloxacin and other antibiotics in the class known as fluoroquinolones.
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One less treatment option by Hollander, Dore / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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