sulfamethoxazole

[suhl-fuh-meth-ok-suh-zohl]

sul·fa·meth·ox·a·zole

[suhl-fuh-meth-ok-suh-zohl]
noun Pharmacology.
an antimicrobial substance, C10H11N3O3S, used against a variety of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, as in the treatment of certain urinary tract infections and skin infections.

Origin:
1955–60; sulfa(nilamide) + meth(yl) + (is)oxazole; see is-, ox-, azole
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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sulfamethoxazole

noun
a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) 
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