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Answer for the clue "A sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections ", 12 letters:
sulfadiazine

Word definitions for sulfadiazine in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (label en American spelling) A sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat urinary tract infections. n. (label en American spelling) A sulfonamide antibiotic that works ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sulfadiazine is a sulfonamide antibiotic . It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines , the most important medications needed in a basic health system .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections

Usage examples of sulfadiazine.

I was immediately put on sulfadiazine for the shigella and emetine, an alkaloid of ipecac used to destroy the parasitic amoeba.