[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004