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sulfadiazine

/ˌsʌl.fəˈdaɪ.ə.ziːn/

sulfadiazine noun: a sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections.

sulfadiazine: a sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial...
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Noun

sulfadiazine (countable and uncountable, plural sulfadiazines)

  1. A sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections.

Forms of sulfadiazine

pluralsulfadiazines
alternative UKsulphadiazine

Origin of sulfadiazine

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + diazine.

Words formed from sulfadiazine

  • sulfadiazine sodium

Questions about sulfadiazine

What does sulfadiazine mean?
Sulfadiazine means a sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections.
What part of speech is sulfadiazine?
Sulfadiazine is a noun.
How do you pronounce sulfadiazine?
Sulfadiazine is pronounced /ˌsʌl.fəˈdaɪ.ə.ziːn/.
What is the plural of sulfadiazine?
The plural of sulfadiazine is sulfadiazines.

Words near sulfadiazine in the dictionary

  1. sulfaclomide
  2. sulfaclorazole
  3. sulfaclozine
  4. sulfacytine
  5. sulfadiazene
  6. sulfadiazine
  7. sulfadiazines
  8. sulfadicramide
  9. sulfadimethoxine
  10. sulfadimethoxines
  11. sulfadimidine

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