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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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