sulfonamide
[ suhl-fon-uh-mahyd, -mid, suhl-fuh-nam-ahyd, -id ]
/ sʌlˈfɒn əˌmaɪd, -mɪd, ˌsʌl fəˈnæm aɪd, -ɪd /
noun Pharmacology.
Origin of sulfonamide
First recorded in 1900–05;
sulfon(ic acid) +
amide
Words nearby sulfonamide
sulfo,
sulfo group,
sulfo-,
sulfocarbanilide,
sulfon-,
sulfonamide,
sulfonate,
sulfonation,
sulfone,
sulfonic,
sulfonic acid
Medical definitions for sulfonamide
sulfonamide
[ sŭl-fŏn′ə-mīd′, -mĭd ]
n.
Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds that includes the sulfa drugs.
sulfa drug
Scientific definitions for sulfonamide
sulfonamide
[ sŭl-fŏn′ə-mīd′, -mĭd ]
Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds containing the radical SO2NH2.♦ Certain sulfonamides known as sulfa drugs are used as antibiotics to treat bacterial infections.