sulfonamide

[suhl-fon-uh-mahyd, -mid, suhl-fuh-nam-ahyd, -id]

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noun Pharmacology.

sulfa drug.

Origin of sulfonamide

First recorded in 1900–05; sulfon(ic acid) + amide

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Related Words for sulfonamide

penicillin, amoxicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, streptomycin, ampicillin, sulfonamide

sulfonamide in Medicine

sulfonamide

[sŭl-fŏn′ə-mīd′, -mĭd]

n.

Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds that includes the sulfa drugs.
sulfa drug

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sulfonamide in Science

sulfonamide

[sŭl-fŏn′ə-mīd′, -mĭd]

Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds containing the radical SO2NH2.♦ Certain sulfonamides known as sulfa drugs are used as antibiotics to treat bacterial infections.

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