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, 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.