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pentamidine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH2 N T AE1 M IH0 D IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C23H36N4O10S2 especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From pent- + -amidine.