isoniazid

(ī′sō nī′ə zid′, -sə-)

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noun

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

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

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noun

A crystalline antibacterial compound, C₆H₇N₃O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Origin:

Origin: isoni(cotinic acid), isomer of nicotinic acid (iso- + nicotinic acid)

Origin: + (hydr)azid(e) (hydr(o)- + az(o)- + -ide)

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