Sulphonamide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of sulfonamide. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "In the early 1930s, researchers in Germany produced a group of antibacterial drugs known as sulphonamides, but they didn’t always work well and often had serious side effects."

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sulfasulfa drugsulfa drugsulpha

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"In the early 1930s, researchers in Germany produced a group of antibacterial drugs known as sulphonamides, but they didn’t always work well and often had serious side effects."

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