sulfanilamide in English

noun
1
a synthetic compound with antibacterial properties that is the basis of the sulfonamide drugs.

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1. Modern antibiotics have supplanted sulfanilamide on the battlefield; however, sulfanilamide remains in use today, primarily for treatment of vaginal yeast infections.

2. Sulfanilamide (also spelled sulphanilamide) is a sulfonamide antibacterial.