noun
- any of a group of synthetic antibacterial compounds containing a furan ring with a nitro group, used to treat bacterial infections
Usage: medical; chemistry
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a nitrofuran antibiotic to treat the urinary tract infection.
- Nitrofuran compounds are effective against many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
- The laboratory tested the bacteria’s sensitivity to various nitrofuran medications.
- Some nitrofuran drugs have been banned in food animals due to safety concerns.
- The pharmacist explained that nitrofuran antibiotics work by disrupting bacterial cell processes.
- Researchers developed new nitrofuran derivatives with improved antimicrobial activity.