sulfonamide

See also: Sulfonamide

English

Alternative forms

• sulphonamide

Noun

sulfonamide (plural sulfonamides) (American spelling)

1. (chemistry) Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂
2. (pharmacology) Any of a group of antibiotics; a sulfa drug

Derived terms

• sulfonamidic

Translations

any amide of a sulfonic acid

• Catalan: sulfonamida f
• Polish: sulfonamid m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: sulfonamida f

type of antibiotic, a sulfa drug

• Czech: sulfonamid m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: sulfonamid m