propamidine
/prəʊˈpamɪdiːn/Pharmacology
noun
A drug with bactericidal and fungicidal properties, used chiefly in dressing minor wounds and burns.
- Chemical name: 1,3-di(4-amidinephenoxy)propane; CH2[CH2·O·C6H4·C(NH)NH2]2..
Origin
1940s. From prop- + -amidine.