Meanings
alternative sulpha
- not comparableOf or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide.
But my osteo plagued me throughout the rest of my stay at the HNOH, and for several years even after leaving the Home. It wasn't until the discovery of penicillin and the sulfa drugs that I finally beat that condition.
2000, Sam George Arcus, Deja Views of an Aging Orphan: Growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home
Synonyms & antonyms
nounantibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
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sulfa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfa
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