Definitions for sulfa

sulfa sul·fa

Spelling: [suhl-fuh]
IPA: /ˈsʌl fə/

Sulfa is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in sulfa (aflsu).

Definitions for sulfa

noun

  1. sulfa drug.

adjective

  1. related chemically to sulfanilamide.
  2. pertaining to, consisting of, or involving a sulfa drug or drugs.

Origin of sulfa

First recorded in 1935-40; short for sulfanilamide

Examples for sulfa

Her father, her mother said on the phone, had fallen into a coma after his kidneys failed in response to a sulfa drug.

If the sulfa deposits out in the very glands it's there to protect, how could you be suffering another attack?

Had to try a new derivative, Sylvester, but the sulfa series was the right approach.

Word Value for sulfa
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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