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pentamidine

/pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/

pentamidine noun: a synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

Noun

pentamidine (countable and uncountable, plural pentamidines)

  1. A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

Forms of pentamidine

pluralpentamidines

Origin of pentamidine

From pent- + -amidine.

Questions about pentamidine

What does pentamidine mean?
Pentamidine means a synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.
What part of speech is pentamidine?
Pentamidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce pentamidine?
Pentamidine is pronounced /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/.
What is the plural of pentamidine?
The plural of pentamidine is pentamidines.

Words near pentamidine in the dictionary

  1. pentametres
  2. pentametric
  3. pentametrically
  4. pentametrist
  5. pentametrists
  6. pentamidine
  7. pentamidines
  8. pentamillionaire
  9. pentamillionaires
  10. pentamine
  11. pentamirror

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