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.

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Origin of sulfanilamide

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

Words nearby sulfanilamide

sulfadiazine, sulfadimidine, sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamylon, sulfanilamide, sulfanilic acid, sulfanilyl, sulfanilyl group, sulfantimonide, sulfapyridine
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Medical 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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