A derivative of thiazole containing a nitro group in place of a hydrogen atom, especially one used as an antibacterial or antiprotozoal agent or as an anthelmintic.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts.
Definition of nitrothiazole in US English:
nitrothiazole
noun
Chemistry
A derivative of thiazole containing a nitro group in place of a hydrogen atom, especially one used as an antibacterial or antiprotozoal agent or as an anthelmintic.