Definition of sulfonamide Sulfonamide

sul•fon•a•mide

We found 4 definitions of sulfonamide from 3 different sources.

What does sulfonamide mean?

Noun
sulfonamide - antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
		sulfa drug, sulfa, sulpha
		antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
		sulamyd, sulfacetamide a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections
		sulfadiazine a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections
		sulfamethazine, sulfamezathine a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine
		gantanol, sulfamethoxazole a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract)
		sulfanilamide a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs
		sulfapyridine sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide
		gantrisin, sulfisoxazole a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract