penicillin Noun
an antibiotic used to treat diseases caused by bacteria [Latin pencillus tuft of hairs]
penicillin (p n -s l n) 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 diseasesantibiotic, 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 penicillin F - the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain penicillin O - a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently piperacillin, Pipracil - a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections |
Translations
penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n →
penicilina
penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n →
pénicilline f
penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n →
Penizillin nt
penicillin [pɛnɪˈsɪlɪn] n →
penicillina