sulfonamide
- n antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
- It is the only sulfonamide compound which can be given rectally with success.
- A whitish powder and a member of the sulfa family, Darvisul's scientific name is N-( 2-thiazolyl)-phenol sulfonamide.
- How slight is the lethal error which the bacteria make is shown by the similar chemical names: sulfanilamide is para-amino-benzene-sulfonamide; the growth factor is para-amino .