Sulphanilamideとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• sulfanilamide

語源

From sulphanilic amide.

発音

• IPA^(key): /sʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd/

名詞

sulphanilamide (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 sulphanilamides)

1. (英国用法 spelling, pharmacology) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.
   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, page 9)

     Gerhard Domagk discovered that the red dye Prontosil is active against streptococcal infections in mice and humans. Soon afterward French workers showed that its active antibacterial agent is sulphanilamide.