misonidazole
/ˌmɪsə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪdəzəʊl/Pharmacology
noun
A nitroimidazole used to radiosensitize hypoxic tumour cells and as a marker for hypoxic tissue; 3-methoxy-1-(2-nitroimidazol-1-yl) propan-2-ol, C7H11N3O4.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Approved Names 1973. Apparently from m- + iso- + -nidazole, after metronidazole.
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