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sulfanilamide

sulfanilamide noun: any of a class of amino substituted aromatic sulfonamides that are used as antifungal antibiotics; but especially the parent compound 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide.

Noun

sulfanilamide (plural sulfanilamides)

  1. Any of a class of amino substituted aromatic sulfonamides that are used as antifungal antibiotics; but especially the parent compound 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide

Forms of sulfanilamide

pluralsulfanilamides
alternative UKsulphanilamide

Origin of sulfanilamide

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”).

Questions about sulfanilamide

What does sulfanilamide mean?
Sulfanilamide means any of a class of amino substituted aromatic sulfonamides that are used as antifungal antibiotics; but especially the parent compound 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide.
What part of speech is sulfanilamide?
Sulfanilamide is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfanilamide?
The plural of sulfanilamide is sulfanilamides.

Words near sulfanilamide in the dictionary

  1. sulfamyls
  2. sulfane
  3. sulfanes
  4. sulfanide
  5. sulfanides
  6. sulfanilamide
  7. sulfanilamides
  8. sulfanilate
  9. sulfanilates
  10. sulfanilic
  11. sulfanilic acid

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