What does "pentamidine" mean?

A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

How do you pronounce "pentamidine"?

Pronounced //pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn//.

Pentamidine

//pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn// noun

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Noun

1
A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From pent- + -amidine.

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