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View synonyms for sulfonamide

sulfonamide

[ suhl-fon-uh-mahyd, -mid, suhl-fuh-nam-ahyd, -id ]

noun

, Pharmacology.


sulfonamide

/ sŭl-fŏnə-mīd′,-mĭd /

  1. Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds containing the radical SO 2 NH 2 .
  2. ◆ Certain sulfonamides known as sulfa drugs are used as antibiotics to treat bacterial infections.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfonamide1

First recorded in 1900–05; sulfon(ic acid) + amide

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