pentamidine

English

Chemical structure of pentamidine

Etymology

From pent- +‎ -amidine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/

Noun

pentamidine (countable and uncountable, plural pentamidines)

1. (pharmacology) 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.

References

• “pentamidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “pentamidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.