sulfisoxazole

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

noun Pharmacology.

a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C11H13N3O3S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.

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Origin of sulfisoxazole

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

Words nearby sulfisoxazole

sulfhydryl, sulfide, sulfinpyrazone, sulfinyl, sulfinyl group, sulfisoxazole, sulfite, sulfite oxidase, sulfite paper, sulfite process, sulfite pulp
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