sulfa

See also: sulfa-

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌlfə/
  • Homophone: sulfur (non-rhotic accents)

Adjective

sulfa (not comparable)

  1. Of or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide.
    • 2000, Sam George Arcus, Deja Views of an Aging Orphan: Growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home:
      But my osteo plagued me throughout the rest of my stay at the HNOH, and for several years even after leaving the Home. It wasn't until the discovery of penicillin and the sulfa drugs that I finally beat that condition.

Noun

sulfa (plural sulfas)

  1. A sulfonamide or sulfanilamide.

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