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sulphamethoxazole

sulphamethoxazole is the alternative spelling of sulfamethoxazole.

Meaning of sulfamethoxazole

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).

Questions about sulphamethoxazole

What is sulphamethoxazole the alternative spelling of?
Sulphamethoxazole is the alternative spelling of sulfamethoxazole.

Words near sulphamethoxazole in the dictionary

  1. sulphadimidine
  2. sulphadoxine
  3. sulphafurazole
  4. sulphamate
  5. sulphamates
  6. sulphamethoxazole
  7. sulphamethoxydiazine
  8. sulphamethoxypyridazine
  9. sulphamic
  10. sulphamic acid
  11. sulphamidate

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