n.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə l-f ə - ' ni-l ə - ˌ m ī d, -m ə d
Function: noun
Etymology: sulfanil ic acid (C 6 H 7 NO 3 S, from International Scientific Vocabulary sulf - + anil ine + - ic ) + amide
Date: 1937
: a crystalline sulfonamide C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S that is the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs