norfloxacin
/nɔɹˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/noun
norfloxacin is spelled N-O-R-F-L-O-X-A-C-I-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, norfloxacin means “A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in norfloxacin?
| Letters | 11: N-O-R-F-L-O-X-A-C-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is norfloxacin?
Norfloxacin appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce norfloxacin?
- UK /nɔːˈflɒk.səs.ɪn/
- US /nɔɹˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/
Norfloxacin has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with norfloxacin?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as norfloxacin from its last stressed vowel (/ɑksəsɪn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does norfloxacin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic structurally related to nalidixic acid, which is used topically to treat conjunctivitis and orally for the treatment of bacterial infections of the urinary tract; 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, C₁₆H₁₈FN₃O₃.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate norfloxacin?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of norfloxacin: norflox.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does norfloxacin come from?
From nor- + fl(uor)- + -oxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).