Meanings
nounsulfametoxydiazine (uncountable)
alternative sulfamethoxydiazine · alternative sulphamethoxydiazine
- uncountablemedicineA long-acting sulfonamide antibacterial, used as a leprostatic agent and in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
Synonyms: sulfameter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA long-acting sulfonamide antibacterial, used as a leprostatic agent and in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
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Origin
- Englishsulfon(ic acid)
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishsulfonamide
- Englishsulfa-
- Englishmethoxy
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- 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
- Englishdiazine
- Englishsulfametoxydiazine
From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + methoxy + diazine.
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sulfametoxydiazine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfametoxydiazine
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