sulphanilamide

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sulphanilic amide.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd/

Noun

sulphanilamide (countable and uncountable, plural sulphanilamides)

  1. (British spelling, pharmacology) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.
    • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 9:
      Gerhard Domagk discovered that the red dye Prontosil is active against streptococcal infections in mice and humans. Soon afterward French workers showed that its active antibacterial agent is sulphanilamide.
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