Sulfadiazine
/ˌsʌl.fəˈdaɪ.ə.ziːn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections. countable, uncountable
- 2 a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections wordnet
Etymology
From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + diazine.