sulfisoxazole

American

[suhl-fi-sok-suh-zohl] / ˌsʌl fɪˈsɒk səˌzoʊl /

noun

Pharmacology.

a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C 1 1 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.

Etymology

Origin of sulfisoxazole

1960–65; sulf(onamide) + isoxazole; see is-, ox-, azole

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The strain typically resists four major antibiotics: ampicillin, streptomycin, sulfisoxazole and tetracycline.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2019

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