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sulfadoxine

sulfadoxine noun: a long-lasting sulfonamide often used to treat or prevent malaria and certain infections of livestock.

Noun

sulfadoxine (uncountable)

  1. A long-lasting sulfonamide often used to treat or prevent malaria and certain infections of livestock.

Origin of sulfadoxine

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”).

Questions about sulfadoxine

What does sulfadoxine mean?
Sulfadoxine means a long-lasting sulfonamide often used to treat or prevent malaria and certain infections of livestock.
What part of speech is sulfadoxine?
Sulfadoxine is a noun.

Words near sulfadoxine in the dictionary

  1. sulfadicramide
  2. sulfadimethoxine
  3. sulfadimethoxines
  4. sulfadimidine
  5. sulfadoxin
  6. sulfadoxine
  7. sulfafurazole
  8. sulfaguanidine
  9. sulfaguanole
  10. sulfakinin
  11. sulfakinins

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