penicillin
21penicillin — n. 1) oral penicillin 2) an injection, jab (BE; colloq.), shot of penicillin * * * [ˌpenɪ sɪlɪn] shot of penicillin jab (BE;colloq.) an injection oral penicillin …
22penicillin — n. an antibiotic that was derived from the mould Penicillium rubrum and first became available for treating bacterial infections in 1941. Since then, a number of naturally occurring penicillins have been developed to treat a wide variety of… …
23penicillin F — noun the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑penicillin * * * noun see penicillin 2a …
24penicillin G — noun the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics • Syn: ↑benzylpenicillin • Hypernyms: ↑penicillin * * * noun see penicillin 2b …
25penicillin O — noun a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently • Hypernyms: ↑penicillin …
26Penicillin — Pe|ni|cil|lin 〈n. 11; unz.; fachsprachl.〉 = Penizillin * * * Pe|ni|cil|lin [nlat. Penicillium notatum, ein P. produzierender Schimmelpilz (Mikrobiol.; lat. penicillus = Pinsel); ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: Gruppenbez. für β Lactam Antibiotika, denen… …
27penicillin — Lactam Lac tam, n. [Lactone + amido.] (Chem.) One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol; a cyclic amide. [1913 Webster] {beta lactam} or {[beta] lactam}, (a) a lactam in which the amide bond is… …
28penicillin — noun Etymology: New Latin Penicillium Date: 1929 1. any of several relatively nontoxic antibiotic acids of the general formula C9H11N2O4SR that are produced by molds (genus Penicillium and especially P. notatum or P. chrysogenum) or synthetically …
29penicillin — noun Penicillin is used before these nouns: ↑allergy, ↑injection …
30penicillin — [[t]pe̱nɪsɪ̱lɪn[/t]] N UNCOUNT Penicillin is a drug that kills bacteria and is used to treat infections …
