sulphanilamide

English

Alternative forms

• sulfanilamide

Etymology

From sulphanilic amide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd/

Noun

sulphanilamide (countable and uncountable, plural sulphanilamides)

1. (British spelling, pharmacology) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.
   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, page 9)

     Gerhard Domagk discovered that the red dye Prontosil is active against streptococcal infections in mice and humans. Soon afterward French workers showed that its active antibacterial agent is sulphanilamide.