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pyrazinamide

[ pir-uh-zin-uh-mahyd, -mid ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrazinamide1

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

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