sulfanilamide

[ suhl-fuh-nil-uh-mahyd, -mid ]

/ ˌsʌl fəˈnɪl əˌmaɪd, -mɪd /

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noun Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.

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Origin of sulfanilamide

First recorded in 1935–40; sulfanil(ic acid) + amide

Words nearby sulfanilamide

sulfadimidine, sulfa drug, sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, Sulfamylon, sulfanilamide, sulfanilic acid, sulfanilyl, sulfanilyl group, sulfantimonide, sulfapyridine