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Quinolone vs Quinidine - What's the difference?

quinolone | quinidine |

As nouns the difference between quinolone and quinidine

is that quinolone is (organic compound) any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline while quinidine is (organic compound|medicine) an isomer of quinine that is used as an antiarrhythmic agent.

quinolone

English

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * fluoroquinolone

    External links

    * ("quinolone" on Wikipedia)

    quinidine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia quinidine) (-)
  • (organic compound, medicine) An isomer of quinine that is used as an antiarrhythmic agent