quinolone

English

Etymology

Formed as quinol(ine) +‎ -one, after the German Chinolon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: kwĭʹnəlōn, IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪnələʊn/
• (US) enPR: kwĭʹnəlōn', IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪnəˌloʊn/

Noun

quinolone (plural quinolones)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
2. (medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure.

Derived terms

• azaquinolone
• isoquinolone

Related terms

• fluoroquinolone

Translations

Translations

• French: quinolone (fr) f
• German: Chinolon (de) n
• Italian: chinolone (it) m
• Polish: chinolon
• Spanish: quinolona f

Further reading

• quinolone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia