sulfonamide

noun

sul·​fon·​amide ˌsəl-ˈfä-nə-ˌmīd 

-məd;

-ˈfō-nə-ˌmīd 

: any of various amides (such as sulfanilamide) of a sulfonic acid

also : sulfa drug

Examples of sulfonamide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In some cases, sulfonamides may be used cautiously. —Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024

The researchers examined which children had been given prescriptions for penicillin, penicillin with B-lactamase inhibitor, cephalosporin, sulfonamide or macrolide within the first six months of life. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Dec. 2019

Any positive test results for sulfonamides could be the result of leftover antibiotics from that time or intentional misuse, Jonker said. —Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY, 26 June 2019

Other antibiotics found to raise the risk of miscarriage include most macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole. —Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

sulfonic + amide

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sulfonamide

• acetazolamide
• polyacrylamide
• acrylamide
• procainamide
• sulphonamide
• amide
• nicotinamide
• sulfanilamide

Medical Definition

sulfonamide

noun

sul·​fon·​amide

variants or chiefly British sulphonamide

ˌsəl-ˈfän-ə-ˌmīd  -məd; -ˈfō-nə-ˌmīd 

: any of various amides (as sulfanilamide) of a sulfonic acid

also : sulfa drug