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sulphanilamide

/sʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd/

sulphanilamide noun: the amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.

Noun

sulphanilamide (countable and uncountable, plural sulphanilamides)

  1. (UK) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.
    • Gerhard Domagk discovered that the red dye Prontosil is active against streptococcal infections in mice and humans. Soon afterward French workers showed that its active antibacterial agent is sulphanilamide.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 9

Forms of sulphanilamide

pluralsulphanilamides
alternative formsulfanilamide

Origin of sulphanilamide

From sulphanilic amide.

Questions about sulphanilamide

What does sulphanilamide mean?
Sulphanilamide means the amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.
What part of speech is sulphanilamide?
Sulphanilamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce sulphanilamide?
Sulphanilamide is pronounced /sʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd/.
What is the plural of sulphanilamide?
The plural of sulphanilamide is sulphanilamides.

Words near sulphanilamide in the dictionary

  1. sulphamyl
  2. sulphane
  3. sulphanes
  4. sulphanide
  5. sulphanides
  6. sulphanilamide
  7. sulphanilamides
  8. sulphanilate
  9. sulphanilates
  10. sulphanilic
  11. sulphanilic acid

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