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isoniazid

UK/ˌʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪ.əz.ɪd/US/ˌaɪ.səˈnaɪ.əz.ɪd/

isoniazid noun: a synthetic, crystalline compound, C₆H₇N₃O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid, Rimifon, Stanozide) used as a bacteriostatic medication in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.

isoniazid: a synthetic, crystalline compound, C₆H₇N₃O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid,...
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Noun

isoniazid (countable and uncountable, plural isoniazids)

  1. A synthetic, crystalline compound, C₆H₇N₃O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid, Rimifon, Stanozide) used as a bacteriostatic medication in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.

isoniazid meaning in Malayalam, Kannada, Odia and Indonesian

isoniazid in Malayalam

Translations
ഐസോനിയാസിഡ് aisōniyāsiḍŭ

isoniazid in Kannada

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ಐಸೊನಿಯಾಜಿಡ್ aisoniyājiḍ

isoniazid in Odia

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ଆଇସୋନିଆଜିଡ āisoniājiḍa

isoniazid in Indonesian

Translations
isoniazid
More languagesFewer languages
isoniazid in Persian
ایزونیازید

Forms of isoniazid

pluralisoniazids
alternative formisonicotinylhydrazide
alternative formINH
alternative formretozide

Origin of isoniazid

Contraction of isonicotinoylhydrazide.

Questions about isoniazid

What does isoniazid mean?
Isoniazid means a synthetic, crystalline compound, C₆H₇N₃O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid, Rimifon, Stanozide) used as a bacteriostatic medication in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
What is isoniazid in Malayalam?
Isoniazid in Malayalam is ഐസോനിയാസിഡ് (aisōniyāsiḍŭ). See Isoniazid meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is isoniazid?
Isoniazid is a noun.
How do you pronounce isoniazid?
Isoniazid is pronounced /ˌʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪ.əz.ɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of isoniazid?
The plural of isoniazid is isoniazids.

Words near isoniazid in the dictionary

  1. isoneph
  2. isonephs
  3. isoneral
  4. isoneuronal
  5. isoneuronal avoidance
  6. isoniazid
  7. isoniazide
  8. isoniazids
  9. isonicotinamide
  10. isonicotinate
  11. isonicotinates

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