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trimethoprim

Definition of trimethoprim

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide).

Origin:

1960s: from trimeth(yl) + o(xy-) + p(y)rim(idine)

trimethoprim in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of trimethoprim in the US English dictionary