sulpha

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Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

sul=pha

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun sulpha has 1 sense

sulpha(n = noun.artifact) sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide - antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA; Array

is a kind of antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide

has particulars: sulamyd, sulfacetamide, sulfadiazine, sulfamethazine, sulfamezathine, gantanol, sulfamethoxazole, sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine, gantrisin, sulfisoxazole, thiosulfil

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

sulpha, n. (US sulfa) any drug derived from sulphanilamide (often attrib.: sulpha drug).

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