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ethionamide

UK/ˌɛθ.iˈɒn.ə.mʌɪd/US/ˌɛθ.iˈɑn.əˌmaɪd/

ethionamide noun: an antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.

ethionamide: an antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of...
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Noun

ethionamide (countable and uncountable, plural ethionamides)

  1. An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.

Forms of ethionamide

pluralethionamides

Origin of ethionamide

Blend of eth- + thionamide.

Questions about ethionamide

What does ethionamide mean?
Ethionamide means an antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
What part of speech is ethionamide?
Ethionamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethionamide?
Ethionamide is pronounced /ˌɛθ.iˈɒn.ə.mʌɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of ethionamide?
The plural of ethionamide is ethionamides.

Words near ethionamide in the dictionary

  1. ethiodized oil
  2. ethiofencarb
  3. ethiological
  4. ethiology
  5. ethion
  6. ethionamide
  7. ethionamides
  8. ethionic
  9. ethionic acid
  10. ethionine
  11. ethionines

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