Definition of Nitrofuran

1. Noun. Derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth.

Substance meronyms: Macrodantin, Nitrofurantoin
Generic synonyms: Furan, Furane, Furfuran

Definition of Nitrofuran

1. Noun. A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nitrofuran

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrofuran

nitrocarbon
nitrocarbons
nitrocarburize
nitrocefin
nitrocellulose
nitrocellulose nitroesterase
nitrocellulose paper
nitrocelluloses
nitrochalk
nitrochloroform
nitrochloromethane
nitrocotton
nitroethane
nitroform
nitrofural
nitrofuran (current term)
nitrofurans
nitrofurantoin
nitrofurantoin polyneuropathy
nitrofurazone
nitrogelatin
nitrogen
nitrogen-13
nitrogen-14
nitrogen-15
nitrogen-fixing
nitrogen balance
nitrogen compounds
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen dioxide

Literary usage of Nitrofuran

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"All persons or firms previously marketing identical, related, or similar products except the nitrofuran drugs not the subject of an approved new animal drug ..."

2. Meeting the Challenge of Private Sector Development: Evidence from the by Federico Bonaglia (2006)
"Dealing with NTBs: The Role of Private Sector Associations The Thai Shrimp SPS Case The case of nitrofuran came as a shock to the Thai frozen seafood ..."

3. Fishing for Coherence: Proceedings of the Workshop on Policy Coherence for by Emily Andrews-Chouicha, Maria Consolati (2006)
"In contrast, most laboratories in Southeast Asia did not have the capacity to detect chloramphenicol and nitrofuran residues in 2002.8 A project was ..."

4. Drug Lag: Federal Government Decision Making by Rita Ricardo-Campbell (1976)
"... announced its first in-depth inflation impact analysis and judged that "a major inflation impact" would result from banning furazolidone (nitrofuran) in ..."

5. Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery by Granvil D. Treece, Joe M. Fox (1999)
"However, it has been shown to be a potential teratogen and carcinogen in laboratory animals." "The nitrofuran class of antibacterials used in shrimp culture ..."

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