isoniazid

English

Molecular structure of isoniazid

Alternative forms

• isonicotinylhydrazide, INH
• retozide

Etymology

Contraction of isonicotinoylhydrazide.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪ.əz.ɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌaɪ.səˈnaɪ.əz.ɪd/

Noun

isoniazid (countable and uncountable, plural isoniazids)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic, crystalline compound, C₆H₇N₃O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid, Rimifon, Stanozide) used as a bacteriostatic medication in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.

Translations

Translations

• Afrikaans: isoniasied
• Armenian: իզոնիազիդ (izoniazid)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 異煙肼 / 异烟肼 (zh) (yìyānjǐng)

• Indonesian: isoniazid
• Japanese: イソニアジド (isoniajido)
• Kannada: ಐಸೊನಿಯಾಜಿಡ್ (aisoniyājiḍ)
• Korean: 이소니아지드 (isoniajideu)
• Malayalam: ഐസോനിയാസിഡ് (aisōniyāsiḍŭ)
• Odia: ଆଇସୋନିଆଜିଡ (āisoniājiḍa)
• Persian: ایزونیازید
• Portuguese: isoniazida f
• Spanish: isoniacida f, isoniazida f
• Turkish: isoniazid, izoniazid

References

• “isoniazid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “isoniazid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.