"sulfa" meaning in English

See sulfa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsʌlfə/ Forms: sulpha [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sulfa (not comparable)
  1. Of or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sulfa-en-adj-PRK0-eNq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌlfə/ Forms: sulfas [plural], sulpha [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sulfa (plural sulfas)
  1. A sulfonamide or sulfanilamide. Derived forms: sulfa drug Related terms: sulfa-
    Sense id: en-sulfa-en-noun-JEp1GtDZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sulfur Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sulfur: 40 60

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2000, Sam George Arcus, Deja Views of an Aging Orphan: Growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home:",
          "text": "But my osteo plagued me throughout the rest of my stay at the HNOH, and for several years even after leaving the Home. It wasn't until the discovery of penicillin and the sulfa drugs that I finally beat that condition.",
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      ],
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          "sulfonamide",
          "sulfonamide"
        ],
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          "sulfanilamide"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈsʌlfə/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sulfur (non-rhotic)"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsʌlfə/"
    },
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      ],
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