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sulfonamide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
sul-fon-amide
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂

American usage

noun

Any of a group of antibiotics; a sulfa drug

American usage

Etymology

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 From sulfon(ic acid) + amide.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sulfonamides (plural) sulphonamide (alternative)

Derived Forms

cefsumide furosemide glibenclamide glibornuride glicaramide gliflumide glipalamide glisentide glisindamide glisolamide glyclopyramide glycyclamide

Synonyms

sulfa drug sulfa sulpha

Questions

What does sulfonamide mean?
Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂
Where does sulfonamide 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 From sulfon(ic acid) + amide.

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