isoniazid

[ ahy-suh-nahy-uh-zid ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C6H7N3O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Origin of isoniazid

1
First recorded in 1950–55; short for isonicotinic acid hydrazide

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British Dictionary definitions for isoniazid

isoniazid

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈnaɪəzɪd) /


noun
  1. a soluble colourless crystalline compound used to treat tuberculosis. Formula: C 6 H 7 N 3 O

Origin of isoniazid

1
C20 isoni (cotinic acid hydr) azid (e)

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