sulfafurazole

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noun

A sulfonamide antibacterial with an oxazole substituent, having antibiotic activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms.

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sulfisoxazole
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Meanings

nounsulfafurazole (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA sulfonamide antibacterial with an oxazole substituent, having antibiotic activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms.

    Synonyms: sulfisoxazole

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sulfonamide antibacterial with an oxazole substituent, having antibiotic activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms.

Similar
sulfisoxazole

Origin

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”).

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Translations

Italian solfiossazolo
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APA

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Chicago

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