SULFONAMIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sulfonamide mean? 

• SULFONAMIDE (noun)
  The noun SULFONAMIDE has 1 sense:

1. antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA

  Familiarity information: SULFONAMIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SULFONAMIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sulfa; sulfa drug; sulfonamide; sulpha

Hypernyms ("sulfonamide" is a kind of...):

antibacterial; antibacterial drug; bactericide (any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sulfonamide"):

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)

Thiosulfil (trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial)

 Context examples 

A trifluoroethylthio-containing benzothiadiazine sulfonamide derivative belonging to the class of the thiazide diuretics.

(Epithiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

A small molecule and aromatic sulfonamide derivative with potential antiangiogenic and antitumor activities.

(E7820, NCI Thesaurus)

A second-generation, sulfonamide urea derivative with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Glidazamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A second-generation sulfonamide derivative with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Glipalamide, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of glicetanile, a sulfonamide derivative with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Glicetanile Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfonamide derivative with antiulcerative activity.

(Glibutimine, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfonamide derivative with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Gliamilide, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfonamide and carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitor with diuretic and anti-glaucoma activity.

(Ethoxzolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

It belongs to the family of drugs called sulfonamides.

(ABT-751, NCI Dictionary)

An intermediate-acting benzothiadiazine sulfonamide derivative belonging to the class of the thiazide diuretics.

(Hydroflumethiazide, NCI Thesaurus)