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sulfonamide

/sʌlˈfɒn.ə.maɪd/

Traduction: Composé organique de synthèse capable d'inhiber la croissance des bactéries qui nécessitent l'acide para-aminobenzoïque, utilisé comme agent antibactérien.

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noun

/sʌlˈfɒn.ə.maɪd/C1formalmedical
  • frComposé organique de synthèse capable d'inhiber la croissance des bactéries qui nécessitent l'acide para-aminobenzoïque, utilisé comme agent antibactérien.

A synthetic organic compound capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA, used as an antibacterial agent.

  1. Antibacterial compoundC1formalmedical

    A synthetic organic compound that inhibits the growth of bacteria by interfering with their ability to use PABA, used as an antibiotic.

    frsulfamide antibactérien

    • The doctor prescribed a sulfonamide to treat the bacterial infection.
    • Sulfonamides were among the first effective antibiotics used in medicine.
    • Some patients may have an allergic reaction to sulfonamide drugs.

    Synonymessulfasulfa drug

Formes
  • sulfonamides plural form
  • sulfonamides' possessive plural form
  • sulfonamide's possessive singular form