isoniazid

isoniazid [ahy-suh-nahy-uh-zid] Word Origin noun Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C6H7N3O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Origin of isoniazid First recorded in 1950–55; short for isonicotinic acid hydrazide British Dictionary definitions for isoniazid isoniazid noun

1. a soluble colourless crystalline compound used to treat tuberculosis. Formula: C 6 H 7 N 3 O

Word Origin for isoniazid C20 isoni (cotinic acid hydr) azid (e) isoniazid in Medicine isoniazid [ī′sə-nī′ə-zĭd] n.

1. An antibacterial compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis.