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sulfanilamide

[ suhl-fuh-nil-uh-mahyd, -mid ]
/ ˌsʌl fəˈnɪl əˌmaɪd, -mɪd /

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.

Nearby words

  1. sulfadiazine,
  2. sulfadimidine,
  3. sulfamethazine,
  4. sulfamethoxazole,
  5. sulfamylon,
  6. sulfanilic acid,
  7. sulfanilyl,
  8. sulfanilyl group,
  9. sulfantimonide,
  10. sulfapyridine

Origin of sulfanilamide

First recorded in 1935–40; sulfanil(ic acid) + amide
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Medicine definitions for sulfanilamide

sulfanilamide

[ sŭl′fə-nĭl′ə-mīd′, -mĭd ]

n.

A white, odorless crystalline sulfonamide used in the treatment of various bacterial infections.
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