sulfonamide

See also: Sulfonamide

English

Alternative forms

• sulphonamide

Noun

sulfonamide (plural sulfonamides) (American spelling; IUPAC 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

• cefsumide
• furosemide
• glibenclamide
• glibornuride
• glicaramide
• gliflumide
• glipalamide
• glisentide
• glisindamide
• glisolamide
• glyclopyramide
• glycyclamide
• methanesulfonamide
• nimesulide
• perfluorooctanesulfonamide
• salazosulfamide
• sonepiprazole
• sulfonamidic
• susalimod
• tamsulosin
• zonisamide

Translations

any amide of a sulfonic acid

• Catalan: sulfonamida f
• Polish: sulfonamid m
• Spanish: sulfonamida f

type of antibiotic, a sulfa drug

• Czech: sulfonamid m
• Polish: sulfonamid m