sulphanilamide
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sulphanilic amide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd/
Noun
sulphanilamide (countable and uncountable, plural sulphanilamides)
- (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 2001, 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.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, page 9)
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