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/sul'feuh duy"euh zeen', -zin/, n. Pharm.a sulfanilamide derivative, C10H10N4O2S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.[1935-40; SULFA(NILAMIDE) + DIAZINE]
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sulfadiazine — n. sulfa drug used to treat pneumonia and other bacterial infections … English contemporary dictionary
sulfadiazine — sul·fa·diazine … English syllables
