SULPHANILAMIDE


Meaning of SULPHANILAMIDE in English

[ ˌsʌlfə'nɪləmʌɪd ]

( US sulfanilamide )

■ noun Medicine a synthetic antibacterial compound which is the basis of the sulphonamide drugs.

Origin

1930s: from sulphanilic (from sulphur + aniline + -ic ) + amide .

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