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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
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Medical definitions for sulfanilamide
sulfanilamide
[ sÅl′fÉ™-nÄl′ə-mÄ«d′, -mÄd ]
n.
A white, odorless crystalline sulfonamide used in the treatment of various bacterial infections.
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