a·mox·i·cil·lin

(ə-mŏk′sĭ-sĭl′ĭn)

A semisynthetic penicillin, C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin.

[am(ino)- + (hydr)ox(y) + (pen)icillin.]

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amoxicillin

(əˈmɒksɪˌsɪlɪn) or

amoxycillin

a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections

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am•ox•i•cil•lin

(æmˌɒk səˈsɪl ɪn, əˌmɒk-)

n.

a semisynthetic penicillin, C₁₈H₁₉N₃O₅S, taken orally as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.

[1970–75; perhaps am(ino-hydr)ox(yphenyl) + (pen) icillin]

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Noun

amoxicillin - an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections

Amoxil, Augmentin, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox

penicillin - any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

Translations

amoxicilin

amoxicillin

n amoxicilina

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