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sulfapyridine

sulfapyridine

9.9
A medicine from the sulfa group once used to treat bacterial infections
  • noun
  • /ˌsʌlfəˈpaɪərˌdiːn/
  • Archaic
: sulfapiridina
  • The development of sulfapyridine marked a major advance in treating bacterial pneumonia.

Examples

  • Because of adverse side effects, sulfapyridine is rarely prescribed today.

  • Researchers studied the effectiveness of sulfapyridine against various bacterial strains.

  • The doctor prescribed sulfapyridine for the infection.

  • Have you ever used sulfapyridine for treatment?

  • Researchers studied the effectiveness of sulfapyridine against various bacterial strains.

  • The development of sulfapyridine marked a major advance in treating bacterial pneumonia.

  • Because of adverse side effects, sulfapyridine is rarely prescribed today.

Surface Forms

sulfapyridine singular
sulfapyridines plural

Morphology

sulfapyridine = sulfa + pyridine (semi-transparent) = sulfa + pyridine

The word is a straightforward compounding of two chemical terms whose literal combination describes the compound, but the result is a technical drug name not readily interpretable by general learners.

Etymology

Sulfapyridine combines sulfa (from sulfur) and pyridine (a chemical part), so the name literally joins these two pieces. So, sulfapyridine is a sulfa drug that includes a pyridine part, which explains why it was used to treat bacterial infections.