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QUINOLONE
Etymology
Noun
quinolone (plural quinolones)
(organic compound) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
(medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure.
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MUMMIFY
(verb) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; “Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs”
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