See Also: Admiral(medicine)
admiral(dictionary)
Admiral's Cup, the(dictionary)
admiral(dictionary)
ADMIRAL, officer(law)
Admiral Suites(tourism)
vice-admiral(dictionary)
rear admiral(dictionary)
fleet admiral(dictionary)
admiral butterfly(encyclopedia)

nalidixic (iou) and admiral (oh)


nalidixic (iou)



nalidixic adjective. M20.
[from rearrangement of elems. (NAPHTHALENE, CARBOXYLIC, DI-2) of the systematic name.]
Pharmacology. nalidixic acid, a heterocyclic organic acid, C12H12N2O3, given as a bacteriostatic antiseptic in the treatment of urinary infections.

admiral (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: amiral, from Medieval Latin admirallus, from Arabic amir-al- 'commander of the' (as in amir-al-bahr 'commander of the sea')]
a high rank in the British or US navy, or someone with this rank