sulfa drug

sul·fa drug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhl-fuh druhg]
- /ˈsʌl fə drʌg/
- /ˈsəl.fə ˈdrʌɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhl-fuh druhg]
- /ˈsʌl fə drʌg/

Definitions of sulfa drug words

noun sulfa drug any of a group of drugs closely related in chemical structure to sulfanilamide, having a bacteriostatic rather than a bacteriocidal effect: used in the treatment of various wounds, burns, and infections. 1
noun sulfa drug any of a group of sulfonamide compounds that inhibit the activity of bacteria and are used in medicine to treat bacterial infections 0

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Origin of sulfa drug

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Sulfa drug

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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sulfa drug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sulfa drug

noun sulfa drug

amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
ampicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.

All 5 Synonyms of sulfa drug