imidazole |
nitroimidazole |
As nouns the difference between imidazole and nitroimidazole
is that
imidazole is a heterocyclic organic compound containing two nitrogen atoms separated by a carbon atom in a five-membered ring, called
1,3-diazole in
IUPAC nomenclature while
nitroimidazole is any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections.
antibiotic |
nitroimidazole |
As nouns the difference between antibiotic and nitroimidazole
is that
antibiotic is antibiotic while
nitroimidazole is (medicine) any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections.
As an adjective antibiotic
is antibiotic.
nitroimidazole |
metronidazole |
Metronidazole is a hyponym of nitroimidazole.
In medicine terms the difference between nitroimidazole and metronidazole
is that
nitroimidazole is any of a family of antibiotics composed of imidazole heterocycles with a nitro group; often used to combat anaerobic infections while
metronidazole is an antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat a range of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections.
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