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sulphanilamide

/ ˌsʌlfəˈnɪləˌmaɪd /

noun

  1. a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH 2 C 6 H 4 SO 2 NH 2 See also sulfa drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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With no medical experience, he was outfitted with bandages, morphine, scissors, tourniquets and a pre-penicillin anti-bacterial powder called sulphanilamide – and was charged with saving lives.

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