sulfadiazine

American

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

noun

Pharmacology.

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.

sulfadiazine British

/ ˌsʌlfəˈdaɪəˌziːn /

noun

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

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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?

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They issued mountains of sulfadiazine tablets, and ordered everybody on the base to take two a day.

From Time Magazine Archive

Other companies were the first to find high-powered, patentable variants like sulfamerazine, sulfadiazine, sulfathiazole and sulfaguanidine.

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But only five, including sulfanilamide and sulfadiazine, can be used in the human body.

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Said Dr. Long: "Instead of feeling miserable, as with the other sulfa* compounds, patients who have taken sulfadiazine feel fine next day and start asking for food."

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