Meanings
nounsulfamethoxazole (uncountable)
alternative sulphamethoxazole
- uncountablemedicineAn antibacterial sulfonamide C₁₀H₁₁N₃O3S used alone or in combination with trimethoprim (as in the treatment of urinary tract infections or acute otitis media).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract)
Similar
Gantanol
Broader
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Origin
- Englishsulfon(ic acid)
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishsulfonamide
- Englishsulfa-
- Englishmeth-
- Englishis-
- Englishoxi-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Englishazole
- Englishoxazole
- English(is)oxazole
- Englishsulfamethoxazole
From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + meth- + (is)oxazole.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech sulfamethoxazol, sulfametoxazol
- sulfamethoxazolTranslations
- sulfametoxazolTranslations
Spanish sulfametoxazol
- sulfametoxazolTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
sulfamethoxazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfamethoxazole
MLA
“sulfamethoxazole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfamethoxazole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfamethoxazole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfamethoxazole.
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