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

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
• cyanamide
• 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