sulphanilamide

sulphanilamide |ˌsʌlfəˈnɪləmʌɪd |(US sulfanilamide ) ▶noun Medicine a synthetic compound with antibacterial properties which is the basis of the sulphonamide drugs. ●Alternative name: p -aminobenzenesulphonamide; chem. formula: (H 2 N )C 6 H 4 (SO 2 NH 2 ). ORIGIN 1930s: from sulphanilic (from sulphur + aniline + -ic ) + amide .