The story
- Englishtrimetho(xy)
- GermanPyrimidin
- Englishp(y)rim(idine)
- English todaytrimethoprim
From trimetho(xy) + p(y)rim(idine).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
trimethoprim
Today it means: A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide). Full definition →
English p(y)rim(idine) ← German Pyrimidin