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pyrazinamide

[ pir-uh-zin-uh-mahyd, -mid ]
/ ˌpɪr əˈzɪn əˌmaɪd, -mɪd /

noun Pharmacology.

a substance, C5H5N3O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Nearby words

  1. pyran,
  2. pyranometer,
  3. pyranose,
  4. pyranoside,
  5. pyrargyrite,
  6. pyrazine,
  7. pyrazole,
  8. pyrazoline,
  9. pyrazolone,
  10. pyrazolone dye

Origin of pyrazinamide

1950–55; pyrazine (< German Pyrazin, alteration of Pyridin pyridine, by insertion of az- az-) + amide
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