Sulfo-group
noun, Chemistry.
1.
the univalent group SO 3 H–, derived from sulfuric acid.
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sulfon- pref. Sulfonic: sulfonamide. Sulfonyl: sulfonmethane.
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noun, Pharmacology. 1. sulfa drug. sulfonamide sul·fon·a·mide (sŭl-fŏn’ə-mīd’, -mĭd) n. Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds that includes the sulfa drugs. See sulfa drug. sulfonamide (sŭl-fŏn’ə-mīd’, -mĭd) Any of a group of organic sulfur compounds containing the radical SO2NH2. ◇ Certain sulfonamides known as sulfa drugs are used as antibiotics to treat bacterial […]
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