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sulfafurazole

sulfafurazole noun: a sulfonamide antibacterial with an oxazole substituent, having antibiotic activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms.

Noun

sulfafurazole (uncountable)

  1. A sulfonamide antibacterial with an oxazole substituent, having antibiotic activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms.
    Synonyms:
    sulfisoxazole

Synonyms of sulfafurazole

Origin of sulfafurazole

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”).

Questions about sulfafurazole

What does sulfafurazole mean?
Sulfafurazole means a sulfonamide antibacterial with an oxazole substituent, having antibiotic activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms.
What part of speech is sulfafurazole?
Sulfafurazole is a noun.

Words near sulfafurazole in the dictionary

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

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