sulfadiazine

English

Chemical structure of sulfadiazine

Alternative forms

• sulphadiazine (UK)

Etymology

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) +‎ diazine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsʌl.fəˈdaɪ.ə.ziːn/

Noun

sulfadiazine (countable and uncountable, plural sulfadiazines)

1. (pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections.

Derived terms

• sulfadiazine sodium

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: sulfadiatsiini

References

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