pentamidine

English

Chemical structure of pentamidine

Etymology

From pent- +‎ -amidine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/

Noun

pentamidine (countable and uncountable, plural pentamidines)

(pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

References

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

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