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dapsone

UK/ˈdap.səʊn/US/ˈdæpˌsoʊn/

dapsone noun: a bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S) used in the treatment of leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis.

dapsone: a bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S) used in the...
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Noun

dapsone (countable and uncountable, plural dapsones)

  1. A bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S) used in the treatment of leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis.

Forms of dapsone

pluraldapsones

Origin of dapsone

Contraction of diaminophenylsulfone.

Words formed from dapsone

Questions about dapsone

What does dapsone mean?
Dapsone means a bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S) used in the treatment of leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis.
What part of speech is dapsone?
Dapsone is a noun.
How do you pronounce dapsone?
Dapsone is pronounced /ˈdap.səʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dapsone?
The plural of dapsone is dapsones.

Words near dapsone in the dictionary

  1. dappy
  2. Dappy hat
  3. daprodustat
  4. daps
  5. daps up
  6. dapsone
  7. dapsones
  8. dapster
  9. dapsters
  10. DAPT
  11. Dapto

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