English

Alternative forms

• sulfanilamide

Noun

sulphanilamide ‎(plural sulphanilamides)

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