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sulfanilyl

American  
[suhl-fan-uh-lil] / sʌlˈfæn ə lɪl /

adjective

Chemistry.

  1. containing the sulfanilyl group.

Etymology

Origin of sulfanilyl

sulfanil(ic acid) + -yl

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The Columbia University bacteriologist who proved that colds and influenza are due to viruses, ruddy, reticent Dr. Alphonse Raymond Dochez, reported in Science that, with the help of Dr. Charles Arthur Slanetz, he has prevented and cured distemper in dogs, cats and ferrets by injections of a new drug�sodium sulfanilyl sulfanilate.

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