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trimethoprim
[ trahy-meth-uh-prim ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a synthetic crystalline compound, C 11 H 18 N 4 O 3 , usually combined with a sulfonamide as an antibiotic preparation in the treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trimethoprim1
1960–65; trimetho(xyphenyl) + p(y)rim(idinediamine) , components of its chemical name
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