sulfadiazine

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How do you pronounce sulfadiazine?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsʌl.fəˈdaɪ.ə.ziːn/.

What does sulfadiazine mean?

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.

Where does sulfadiazine come from?

Etymology tree English sulfon(ic acid) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfonamide English sulfa- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English -ine English diazine English sulfadiazine From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + diazine.

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