sulfanilamide
/ˌsʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd/
noun
- A white crystalline compound used as an antibiotic drug to treat bacterial infections.
- Before penicillin became widely available, sulfanilamide saved many lives from bacterial pneumonia.
- The pharmacist explained that sulfanilamide was one of the first effective antibacterial drugs.
- Doctors prescribed sulfanilamide to treat the soldier's wound infection during World War II.