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sulfonamide

sulfonamide noun: any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂.

Noun

sulfonamide (plural sulfonamides)

  1. (IUPAC, US) Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂
  2. (IUPAC, US) Any of a group of antibiotics; a sulfa drug

Forms of sulfonamide

pluralsulfonamides
alternative formsulphonamide

Origin of sulfonamide

From sulfon(ic acid) + amide.

Words formed from sulfonamide

Questions about sulfonamide

What does sulfonamide mean?
Sulfonamide means any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂.
What part of speech is sulfonamide?
Sulfonamide is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfonamide?
The plural of sulfonamide is sulfonamides.

Words near sulfonamide in the dictionary

  1. sulfomethylation
  2. sulfometuron
  3. sulfomucin
  4. sulfomucins
  5. sulfonal
  6. sulfonamide
  7. sulfonamides
  8. sulfonamidic
  9. sulfonamidine
  10. sulfonamidines
  11. sulfonanilide

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