ISONIAZID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isoniazid mean? 

• ISONIAZID (noun)
  The noun ISONIAZID has 1 sense:

1. antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis

  Familiarity information: ISONIAZID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISONIAZID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

INH; isoniazid; Nydrazid

Hypernyms ("isoniazid" is a kind of...):

antibacterial; antibacterial drug; bactericide (any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth)

 Context examples 

This species is acid fast, nonmotile, grows on Lowenstein-Jensen medium, and does not grow in the presence of ethambutol or isoniazid.

(Mycobacterium gastri, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of isoniazid with antitubercular activity.

(Opiniazide, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of isoniazid, a synthetic derivative of nicotinic acid, with antituberculosis properties.

(Methaniazide, NCI Thesaurus)

Isoniazid also interferes with mycobacterial metabolism of vitamin B6.

(Isoniazid, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of isoniazid, used to treat tuberculosis in the Soviet Union.

(Ftivazide, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydrazone derivative of isoniazid, used in the treatment and prophylaxis of tuberculosis.

(Aconiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is acid-fast, catalase, urease and nitrate reduction negative, positive for acid phosphatase activity, and is resistant to isoniazid, para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) and ethambutol, but sensitive to rifampicin and streptomycin.

(Mycobacterium ulcerans, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its mechanism of action is still unclear, isoniazid appears to block the synthesis of mycolic acids, major components of the mycobacterial cell wall.

(Isoniazid, NCI Thesaurus)