sulfanilamide
[ suhl-fuh-nil-uh-mahyd, -mid ]
/ ˌsʌl fəˈnɪl əˌmaɪd, -mɪd /
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.
Origin of sulfanilamide
First recorded in 1935–40;
sulfanil(ic acid) +
amide
Words nearby sulfanilamide
Medical definitions for sulfanilamide
sulfanilamide
[ sŭl′fə-nĭl′ə-mīd′, -mĭd ]
n.
A white, odorless crystalline sulfonamide used in the treatment of various bacterial infections.