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sulfamethoxazole

UK/ˌsʌl.fə.mɪˈtɒk.sə.zəʊl/US/ˌsʌl.fəˌmɛˈθɑk.səˌzoʊl/

sulfamethoxazole noun: an antibacterial sulfonamide C₁₀H₁₁N₃O3S used alone or in combination with trimethoprim (as in the treatment of urinary tract infections or acute otitis media).

sulfamethoxazole: an antibacterial sulfonamide C₁₀H₁₁N₃O3S used alone or in combination with trimethoprim (as in the...
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Noun

sulfamethoxazole (uncountable)

  1. An antibacterial sulfonamide C₁₀H₁₁N₃O3S used alone or in combination with trimethoprim (as in the treatment of urinary tract infections or acute otitis media).

Forms of sulfamethoxazole

alternative formsulphamethoxazole

Origin of sulfamethoxazole

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + meth- + (is)oxazole.

Words formed from sulfamethoxazole

Questions about sulfamethoxazole

What does sulfamethoxazole mean?
Sulfamethoxazole means an antibacterial sulfonamide C₁₀H₁₁N₃O3S used alone or in combination with trimethoprim (as in the treatment of urinary tract infections or acute otitis media).
What part of speech is sulfamethoxazole?
Sulfamethoxazole is a noun.
How do you pronounce sulfamethoxazole?
Sulfamethoxazole is pronounced /ˌsʌl.fə.mɪˈtɒk.sə.zəʊl/ (UK).

Words near sulfamethoxazole in the dictionary

  1. sulfamerazine
  2. sulfameter
  3. sulfamethazine
  4. sulfamethizole
  5. sulfamethoprim
  6. sulfamethoxazole
  7. sulfamethoxydiazine
  8. sulfamethoxypyrazine
  9. sulfamethoxypyridazine
  10. sulfametomidine
  11. sulfametoxazole

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