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noun
A synthetic, crystalline compound, C6H7N3O, (trademarks Hydra, Hyzyd, Isovit, Laniazid, Nydrazid, Rimifon, Stanozide) used as a bacteriostatic medication in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: INH, Nydrazid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide
History
Contraction of isonicotinoylhydrazide.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
