oxacillin

ox·a·cil·lin

 (ŏk′sə-sĭl′ĭn)

n.

A semisynthetic penicillin, C₁₉H₁₉N₃O₅S, that is resistant to penicillinase, used in the form of its sodium salt primarily to treat infections caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococcus bacteria.

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[ox(o)- + a(zole) + (peni)cillin.]

oxacillin

(ˌɒksəˈsɪlɪn)

n

(Medicine) an antibiotic drug containing penicillin

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Noun

1.

oxacillin - a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci penicillinase-resistant antibiotic - a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase