pentamidine

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/pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/

noun

A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

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Meanings

nounpentamidine (countable and uncountable, plural pentamidines)

plural pentamidines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

Origin

From pent- + -amidine.

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APA

pentamidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentamidine

MLA

“pentamidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentamidine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentamidine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentamidine.

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