suramin sodium
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Suramin_Sodium_Structure.svg/600px-Suramin_Sodium_Structure.svg.png)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsʊə.ɹəm.ɪn ˈsəʊ.di.əm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsʊɹ.əm.ɪn ˈsoʊ.di.əm/
Noun
[edit]- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound C51H34N6Na6O23S6 derived from urea, obtained as a white powder and administered intravenously to treat early stages of African sleeping sickness, onchocerciasis, and filariasis.
References
[edit]- “suramin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “suramin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.