sulfadiazine

[ suhl-fuh-dahy-uh-zeen, -zin ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a sulfanilamide derivative, C10H10N4O2S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.

Origin of sulfadiazine

1
First recorded in 1935–40; sulfa(nilamide) + diazine

Words Nearby sulfadiazine

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British Dictionary definitions for sulfadiazine

sulfadiazine

/ (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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