Where does “-oxacin” come from?

-oxacin (English) comes from English cinoxacin, from English cinnoline — benzopyridazine.

-oxacin (English): Used to form names of nalidixic acid derivatives used as antibacterials

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of nalidixic acid derivatives used as antibacterials

Ancestry of “-oxacin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinoxacinA synthetic antimicrobial drug formerly used to treat urinary tract infections in adults
2Englishcinnolinebenzopyridazine

Words derived from “-oxacin”

Every word from English cinnoline →
-oxacin — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer