fluoroquinolone

noun

flu·​o·​ro·​quin·​o·​lone ˌflu̇r-ō-ˈkwi-nə-ˌlōn 

: any of a group of fluorinated derivatives of quinolone that are used as antibacterial drugs

Examples of fluoroquinolone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Different antibiotics may be prescribed in South Asia and Southeast Asia since Campylobacter is generally responsible for the condition in those areas, and some resistance to fluoroquinolones has been found. —Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024

To cite just one example, treatment with the antibiotic fluoroquinolone has been found to result in a rapid and significant decrease in the diversity and richness of the gut microbiota. —Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

More than 80 percent of infections are caused by E. coli, and in a 2022 report, the World Health Organization found that one in five UTI infections caused by E. coli showed reduced susceptibility to standard antibiotics like ampicillin, co-trimoxazole, and fluoroquinolones. —Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024

Almost all quinolones and fluoroquinolones end in ‘–floxacin’. —New Atlas, 24 July 2024

Since the first macrolides were developed, efforts have been made to improve them by replacing their side chains with structures resembling fluoroquinolones. —New Atlas, 24 July 2024

Quinolones are a large family of broad-spectrum antibiotics, almost all of which are fluoroquinolones. —New Atlas, 24 July 2024

By the 1990s, the CDC was forced to switch to a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, including ciprofloxacin (Cipro). —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2024

Hailey Sebert is raising awareness about fluoroquinolone toxicity — the rare and sometimes debilitating side effects from a certain class of antibiotics Hailey Sebert and her two sons used to love taking advantage of the weather in their Long Beach, Calif., hometown. —Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fluoroquinolone

• acetophenone
• betamethasone
• conversazione
• cyclohexanone
• dexamethasone
• triamcinolone
• abalone
• acrimony
• alimony
• antimony
• ceremony
• chalcedony

Medical Definition

fluoroquinolone

noun

flu·​o·​ro·​quin·​o·​lone -ˈkwin-ə-ˌlōn 

: any of a group of fluorinated derivatives (such as ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin) of quinolone that are used as antibacterial drugs