pentamidine

== English == === Etymology === From pent- +‎ -amidine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/ === Noun === pentamidine (countable and uncountable, plural pentamidines) (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.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.