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noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.
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Sulfanilamide
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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sulfanilamide sul·fa·nil·a·mide (sŭl'fə-nĭl'ə-mīd', -mĭd)
n.
A white, odorless crystalline sulfonamide used in the treatment of various bacterial infections.
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