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sulfathiazole

sulfathiazole noun: a short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.

Noun

sulfathiazole (countable and uncountable, plural sulfathiazoles)

  1. A short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.

Forms of sulfathiazole

pluralsulfathiazoles
alternative formsulphathiazole

Origin of sulfathiazole

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + thiazole.

Words formed from sulfathiazole

Questions about sulfathiazole

What does sulfathiazole mean?
Sulfathiazole means a short-acting sulfa drug, a common oral and topical antimicrobial prior to the discovery of less toxic alternatives.
What part of speech is sulfathiazole?
Sulfathiazole is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfathiazole?
The plural of sulfathiazole is sulfathiazoles.

Words near sulfathiazole in the dictionary

  1. sulfate turpentine
  2. sulfated
  3. sulfates
  4. sulfates of iron
  5. sulfathalidine
  6. sulfathiazole
  7. sulfathiazoles
  8. sulfathiourea
  9. sulfatian
  10. sulfatic
  11. sulfatide

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