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pen·i·cil·lin  (pn-sln)

n.

Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotic drugs obtained from penicillium molds or produced synthetically, most active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

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[penicill(ium) + -in.]

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penicillin

Noun

an antibiotic used to treat diseases caused by bacteria [Latin pencillus tuft of hairs]

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penicillin  (pn-sln)

An antibiotic drug obtained from molds of the genus Penicillium and used to treat or prevent various infections caused by gram-positive bacteria such as streptococcus. Penicillin was the first of a class of antibiotics (whose names end in -icillin) that are derived from it and are active against a broader spectrum of bacteria. See Note at Fleming Alexander.

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Noun

1.

penicillin - any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases amoxicillin, Amoxil, Augmentin, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox - an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections ampicillin, Polycillin, Principen, SK-Ampicillin - semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" Fulvicin, griseofulvin - a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium methicillin - antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections penicillinase-resistant antibiotic - a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase penicillin F - the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain benzylpenicillin, penicillin G - the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics penicillin O - a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently penicillin V, phenoxymethyl penicillin - a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids piperacillin, Pipracil - a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections

Translations

penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n → penicilina

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penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n → pénicilline f

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penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n → Penizillin nt

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penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n → penicillina