Meanings
nounsulfamide (countable and uncountable, plural sulfamides)
plural sulfamides
- uncountablechemistryThe compound SO₂(NH₂)₂ formed by the reaction of ammonia with sulfuryl chloride
- countablechemistryAny N-derivative of this compound
Origin
- Latinsulpur
- Latinsulfur
- Latinsulphur
- Anglo-Normansulfre
- Middle Englishsulphur
- Englishsulf(ur)
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishsulfamide
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Cite this entry
APA
sulfamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfamide
MLA
“sulfamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfamide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfamide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfamide.
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