isoniazid

English

Molecular structure of isoniazid

Alternative forms

isonicotinylhydrazide, INH
retozide

Etymology

Contraction of isonicotinoyl hydrazide.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪ.əz.ɪd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌaɪ.səˈnaɪ.əz.ɪd/

Noun

isoniazid (countable and uncountable, plural isoniazids)

(pharmacology) A synthetic, crystalline compound, C₆H₇N₃O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid, Rimifon, Stanozide) used as a bacteriostatic medication in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.

Translations

Translations

Afrikaans: isoniasied
Armenian: իզոնիազիդ (izoniazid)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 異煙肼／异烟肼 (zh) (yìyānjǐng)
Indonesian: isoniazid
Japanese: イソニアジド (isoniajido)
Kannada: ಐಸೊನಿಯಾಜಿಡ್ (aisoniyājiḍ)
Korean: 이소니아지드 (isoniajideu)
Malayalam: ഐസോനിയാസിഡ് (aisōniyāsiḍŭ)
Odia: ଆଇସୋନିଆଜିଡ (aisoniajiḍô)
Persian: ایزونیازید
Portuguese: isoniazida f
Spanish: isoniacida f, isoniazida f
Turkish: isoniazid, izoniazid

References

“isoniazid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“isoniazid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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