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acedapsone

acedapsone noun: an antimicrobial drug that is used to treat leprosy.

Noun

acedapsone (uncountable)

  1. An antimicrobial drug that is used to treat leprosy.
    • We report here the successful use of a new repository sulphone, acedapsone, in a field trial in Micronesia, both for the treatment of active leprosy cases and for the prevention of leprosy in an exposed, highly susceptible population.1971 September 4, The Lancet, volume 2, number 7723, page 525
    • In the 1960s and 1970s chemoprophylaxis with dapsone and acedapsone was investigated.2010, Roger G. Finch, Antibiotic and Chemotherapy, page 479

Origin of acedapsone

Blend of acetate + dapsone.

Questions about acedapsone

What does acedapsone mean?
Acedapsone means an antimicrobial drug that is used to treat leprosy.
What part of speech is acedapsone?
Acedapsone is a noun.

Words near acedapsone in the dictionary

  1. aceclofenac
  2. aceconitic acid
  3. aced
  4. aced into
  5. aced out
  6. acedapsone
  7. acedia
  8. acediast
  9. acediasts
  10. acediasulfone
  11. Acedillo

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