linezolid

English

Chemical structure of linezolid

Etymology

From (morpho)line +‎ (oxa)zolid(one).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/

Noun

linezolid (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.

Hypernyms

• organofluoride
• morpholine
• oxazolidone