sulfa

[ suhl-fuh ]

adjective

noun

Origin of sulfa

First recorded in 1935–40; short for sulfanilamide

Her father, her mother said on the phone, had fallen into a coma after his kidneys failed in response to a sulfa drug.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death | Patricia Pearson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
With it came a breeze that pushed sulfa powder through their hair and made the edges of their nostrils sting.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. Delany
They decided that, initially at least, sulfa-tetradine was a miraculous success.
Mate in Two Moves | Winston Marks
The effect of penicillin and certain sulfa drugs on the intracellular bacteroids of the cockroach.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. Roth
Had to try a new derivative, Sylvester, but the sulfa series was the right approach.
Mate in Two Moves | Winston Marks

It contained sulfa pills, powder for dusting, and other medicines.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin | Al Avery

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