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neoprontosil

neoprontosil noun: a soluble form of prontosil.

Noun

neoprontosil (uncountable)

  1. A soluble form of prontosil.
    • In the field of therapeutic aids, chemotherapy and antibiotics have been completely developed since that time. We had prontosil and neoprontosil and thought we were very fortunate.1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508

Origin of neoprontosil

From neo- + prontosil.

Questions about neoprontosil

What does neoprontosil mean?
Neoprontosil means a soluble form of prontosil.
What part of speech is neoprontosil?
Neoprontosil is a noun.

Words near neoprontosil in the dictionary

  1. neoprog
  2. neoprogressive
  3. neoproliferative
  4. neopronoun
  5. neopronouns
  6. neoprontosil
  7. neopros
  8. Neoproterozoic
  9. neoprotodioscin
  10. neoprotosappanin
  11. neopseustid

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