sulfonamide Definition
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sulphonamide
sulfonamide
noun
- 1. An amide of a sulphonic acid.
2. medicine.
- Any of a group of drugs containing such a compound that prevent the growth of bacteria, formerly widely used to treat bacterial infections in humans, and to prevent infections of wounds and burns during World War II, but now largely superseded by antibiotics such as penicillin.
