sulfonamide

sulfonamide Definition

sul·fon·amide (sul fän′ə mīd′, -mid)

noun

any of the sulfa drugs, as sulfadiazine, containing the group or the monovalent, negative radical SONH

Etymology: sulfon(yl) + amide

sulfonamide Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

drug: Sulfa drugs mode of action of sulfonamide drugs; general principles of enzyme inhibition.

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