Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Any of several drugs derived from furan that are used to inhibit bacterial growth.
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- n. A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth
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Examples
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Specifically, through targeted sampling from October 2006 through May 2007, the FDA repeatedly found that farm-raised seafood from China contained antimicrobial agents not approved for use here: nitrofuran, malachite green, gentian violet and fluoroquinolone.
FDA warning on Chinese fish highlights problems with inspections
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Canada said it started inspecting all shipments of Chinese shrimp for the antibiotic nitrofuran in September 2006, and the first three shipments from Guolian passed inspection.
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Use of nitrofuran in food animals was largely banned world-wide by 2002.
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They include many human antibiotics, penicillins and some names I recognise from the bad days of the European fish-farming industry -- nitrofuran, chloramphenicol and organophosphate pesticides.
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