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sulfanilamide

sul·fa·nil·a·mide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhl-fuh-nil-uh-mahyd, -mid]
    • /ˌsʌl fəˈnɪl əˌmaɪd, -mɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhl-fuh-nil-uh-mahyd, -mid]
    • /ˌsʌl fəˈnɪl əˌmaɪd, -mɪd/

Definitions of sulfanilamide word

  • noun sulfanilamide a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics. 1
  • noun sulfanilamide a white, crystalline compound, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in treating gonorrhea, streptococcal infections, etc.: a synthetic coal-tar product 0
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Origin of sulfanilamide

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; sulfanil(ic acid) + amide

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Parts of speech for Sulfanilamide

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sulfanilamide popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Related words

  • sulfa

    related chemically to sulfanilamide.

  • sulfa drug

    any of a group of drugs closely related in chemical structure to sulfanilamide, having a bacteriostatic rather than a bacteriocidal effect: used in the treatment of various wounds, burns, and infections.

  • sulfadiazine

    a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.

  • sulfapyridine

    a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.

  • sulfathiazole

    a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
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