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pyrazinamide

UK/ˌpɪ.ɹəˈzɪn.ə.mʌɪd/US/ˌpɪɹ.əˈzɪn.əˌmaɪd/

pyrazinamide noun: the amide of pyrazinoic acid; a bacteriostatic prodrug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, used to treat tuberculosis.

pyrazinamide: the amide of pyrazinoic acid; a bacteriostatic prodrug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, used to treat...
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Noun

pyrazinamide (countable and uncountable, plural pyrazinamides)

  1. The amide of pyrazinoic acid; a bacteriostatic prodrug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, used to treat tuberculosis.

Forms of pyrazinamide

pluralpyrazinamides

Origin of pyrazinamide

From pyrazinoic acid + -amide.

Words formed from pyrazinamide

Questions about pyrazinamide

What does pyrazinamide mean?
Pyrazinamide means the amide of pyrazinoic acid; a bacteriostatic prodrug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, used to treat tuberculosis.
What part of speech is pyrazinamide?
Pyrazinamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyrazinamide?
Pyrazinamide is pronounced /ˌpɪ.ɹəˈzɪn.ə.mʌɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of pyrazinamide?
The plural of pyrazinamide is pyrazinamides.

Words near pyrazinamide in the dictionary

  1. pyrausta
  2. pyraustas
  3. pyrazin
  4. pyrazinamidase
  5. pyrazinamidases
  6. pyrazinamide
  7. pyrazinamides
  8. pyrazine
  9. pyrazines
  10. pyrazino
  11. pyrazinoate

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