sul|fa|nil|a|mide

sul|fa|nil|a|mide
sul|fa|nil|a|mide «SUHL fuh NIHL uh myd, -mihd», noun.
a white, crystalline substance derived from coal tar. It was the first sulfa drug to be widely used in treating various infections. Sulfanilamide is the amide of sulfanilic acid and is the basis for most of the sulfa drugs. Formula: C6H8N2O2S
[< sulfanil(ic acid) + amide]

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  • sul|pha|nil|a|mide — «SUHL fuh NIHL uh myd, mihd», noun. = sulfanilamide. (Cf. ↑sulfanilamide) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sul — sul·cal; sul·cate; sul·co·marginal; sul·cu·lus; sul·cus; sul·fa·cet·a·mide; sul·fa·diazine; sul·fa·guanidine; sul·fa·mate; sul·fa·mer·a·zine; sul·fa·meth·a·zine; sul·fa·mez·a·thine; sul·fam·ic; sul·fam·o·yl; sul·fa·nil·a·mide; sul·fan·i·late;… …   English syllables

  • nil — ace·to·va·nil·lone; an·thra·nil·ic; cam·pa·nil·la; car·ba·nil; car·ba·nil·ate; car·ba·nil·ic; car·ba·nil·ide; cor·o·nil·lin; ju·ve·nil·i·ty; mag·nil·o·quence; mag·nil·o·quent; ma·nil·la; med·i·nil·la; met·a·nil·ic; met·a·nil; mo·nil·e·thrix;… …   English syllables

  • sulfanilamide — sul·fa·nil·a·mide …   English syllables

  • sulfanilamide — sul•fa•nil•a•mide [[t]ˌsʌl fəˈnɪl əˌmaɪd, mɪd[/t]] n. pha a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C6H8N2O2formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • fa — af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fa·ble; af·fa·bly; al·fal·fa; at·fa·la·ti; ba·fa·ro; bu·fa·gin; buf·fa; buf·fa·lo·nian; caf·fa; calc tu·fa; ca·lor·i·fa·cient; cat·a·lu·fa; che·pen·a·fa; chu·fa; daf·fa·dil·ly; dif·fa; ef·fa·ble; ef·fa·cé; en·fa·ti·co;… …   English syllables

  • sulfanilamide — The first sulfonamide used for its chemotherapeutic effect in infections caused by some β hemolytic streptococci, meningococci, gonococci, Clostridium welchii, and in certain infections of the urinary tract, especially those due to Escherichia… …   Medical dictionary

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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