sulfanilamide

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noun

Any of a class of amino substituted aromatic sulfonamides that are used as antifungal antibiotics; but especially the parent compound 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide

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Meanings

nounsulfanilamide (plural sulfanilamides)

plural sulfanilamides · alternative UK sulphanilamide

  1. medicineAny of a class of amino substituted aromatic sulfonamides that are used as antifungal antibiotics; but especially the parent compound 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide

Origin

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”).

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APA

sulfanilamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfanilamide

MLA

“sulfanilamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfanilamide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfanilamide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfanilamide.

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