Sulfisoxazole
[suhl-fi-sok-suh-zohl] /ˌsʌl fɪˈsɒk səˌzoʊl/
noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C 1 1 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.
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