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isoniazid definition

☆ iso·nia·zid (ī′sō nī′ə zid′, -sə-)

noun

an antibacterial drug, CHNO, used in treating and preventing tuberculosis

Etymology: iso- + ni(cotinic) + (hydr)az(ine) + -id

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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