sulfanilamide
sul·fa·nil·amide
noun \ˌsəl-fə-ˈni-lə-ˌmīd, -məd\Definition of SULFANILAMIDE
: a crystalline sulfonamide C6H8N2O2S that is the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs
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sulfanilic acid (C6H7NO3S, from International Scientific Vocabulary sulf- + aniline + -ic) + amide
First Known Use: 1937
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