sulfadiazine

American  

[suhl-fuh-dahy-uh-zeen, -zin] / ˌsʌl fəˈdaɪ əˌzin, -zɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.

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sulfadiazine British  

/ ˌsʌlfəˈdaɪəˌziːn /

noun

1. an important sulfa drug used chiefly in combination with an antibiotic. Formula: C 10 H 10 N 4 O 2 S

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Etymology

Origin of sulfadiazine

First recorded in 1935–40; sulfa(nilamide) + diazine

Example Sentences

What mass of silver oxide, Ag2O, is required to produce 25.0 g of silver sulfadiazine, AgC10H9N4SO2, from the reaction of silver oxide and sulfadiazine?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Dr. Perrin Long of Johns Hopkins reported a new, innocuous relative of sulfanilamide: sulfadiazine.

From Time Magazine Archive

His discomfort was more severe than the first subject's, but his case also yielded more knowledge: sulfadiazine, taken by mouth, cured his infection.

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All 80 men in his company were ordered to take sulfadiazine tablets twice a day for three days.

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For that, we had sulfadiazine first, then penicillin, and each new antibiotic has offered a little more hope.

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