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Answer for the clue "Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis ", 9 letters:
isoniazid

Word definitions for isoniazid in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Isoniazid , also known as isonicotinylhydrazide ( INH ), is an antibiotic used as a first-line agent for the prevention and treatment of both latent and active tuberculosis . It is effective against mycobacteria , particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: INH , Nydrazid ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A medication used in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, having the chemical formula C 6 H 7 N 3 O

Usage examples of isoniazid.

Calling each woman in turn, Marissa learned what she intuitively suspected: both women confirmed that their internists had talked about their taking isoniazid.

But in 1939 it was still very much the case: the discovery of the chemotherapeutic agents, rifampin, para-aminosalicylic acid, isoniazid and especially streptomycin, still lay far beyond a distant horizon.

Both promised to inquire with their family doctors to find out for certain if the drug had been isoniazid.