sulfapyrazine

noun

sul·​fa·​pyrazine

¦səlfə+

: a sulfa drug C₁₀H₁₀N₄O₂S derived from pyrazine and sulfanilamide and used similarly to sulfadiazine

Word History

Etymology

sulfa- + pyrazine

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