Meanings
nounisoniazid (countable and uncountable, plural isoniazids)
plural isoniazids · alternative isonicotinylhydrazide · alternative INH · alternative retozide
- countableuncountablemedicineA synthetic, crystalline compound, C₆H₇N₃O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid, Rimifon, Stanozide) used as a bacteriostatic medication in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Contraction of isonicotinoylhydrazide.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans isoniasied
- isoniasiedTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 異煙肼 /异烟肼
- 異煙肼 /异烟肼 (yìyānjǐng)Translations
Indonesian isoniazid
- isoniazidTranslations
Japanese イソニアジド
- イソニアジド (isoniajido)Translations
Korean 이소니아지드
- 이소니아지드 (isoniajideu)Translations
Persian ایزونیازید
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Polish izoniazyd
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Portuguese isoniazida
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Russian изониази́д
- изониази́д (izoniazíd)Translations
Spanish isoniacida, isoniazida
- isoniacidaTranslations
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Turkish isoniazid, izoniazid
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Cite this entry
APA
isoniazid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoniazid
MLA
“isoniazid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoniazid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isoniazid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoniazid.
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