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sulphanilamide

alt. (context British spelling pharmacology English) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides. n. (context British spelling pharmacology English) The amide of sulphanilic acid, used to treat streptococcal infections; the parent compound of the sulphonamides.

Usage examples of "sulphanilamide".

In the stockroom the sulphanilamide packets stood in rows, some pounds, others half-pounds, but there were plenty of them because at that time this drug bulked very large in our veterinary life.

Opened up the sample-sized tin of louse powder, which contained louse powder, and the small plastic tub of sulphanilamide powder, which contained sulphanilamide powder.

I filled the cavity between skin and cartilage with sulphanilamide then began to stitch the layers together, using a row of buttons.

Two hours and yards of catgut later, we dusted the patched up peritoneal surface with sulphanilamide and pushed the entire mass back into the abdomen.