Sulfanilamide Definition

sŭlfə-nĭlə-mīd, -mĭd
noun
A white, crystalline compound, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in treating gonorrhea, streptococcal infections, etc.: a synthetic coal-tar product.
Webster's New World

Any of a class of amino substituted aromatic sulfonamides that are used as antifungal antibiotics; but especially the parent compound 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide.

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Other Word Forms of Sulfanilamide

Noun

Singular:
sulfanilamide
Plural:
sulfanilamides

Origin of Sulfanilamide

  • sulf(o)– anil(ine) amide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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