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sulfa drug

sulfa drug noun: any of a group of antibiotic drugs structurally related to sulphonamide, tending to be bacteriostatic rather than bacteriocidal.

Noun

sulfa drug (plural sulfa drugs)

  1. Any of a group of antibiotic drugs structurally related to sulphonamide, tending to be bacteriostatic rather than bacteriocidal.

Forms of sulfa drug

pluralsulfa drugs

Questions about sulfa drug

What does sulfa drug mean?
Sulfa drug means any of a group of antibiotic drugs structurally related to sulphonamide, tending to be bacteriostatic rather than bacteriocidal.
What part of speech is sulfa drug?
Sulfa drug is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfa drug?
The plural of sulfa drug is sulfa drugs.

Words near sulfa drug in the dictionary

  1. SULEVs
  2. Sulewski
  3. Sulewskis
  4. sulf-
  5. sulfa
  6. sulfa drug
  7. sulfa drugs
  8. sulfa-
  9. sulfabenzamide
  10. sulfacetamide
  11. sulfacetate

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