Sulfa

Morpheme

Sulfa

Type

bound base

Denotation

forms names of sulfonamides used as antiinfectives

Etymology

from sulfonamide (<Sulf + -on + Am(e) + -ide>)

Evidence

sulfadiazine, sulfafurazole, sulfamethoxazole, sulfapyridine, sulfathiazole, sulfathiourea

See Also

Sulfur, Sulf, Sul

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