penicillin
81penicillin — n. any of various antibiotics produced naturally by moulds of the genus Penicillium, or synthetically, and able to prevent the growth of certain disease causing bacteria. Etymology: mod.L Penicillium genus name f. L penicillum: see PENCIL …
82History of penicillin — Penicillin G Alexander Fleming was the first to suggest that the Penicillium mould must secrete an antibacterial substance, and the first to isolate the active substance which he named penicillin, but he was not the first to use its properties.… …
83benzyl penicillin — penicillin pen i*cil lin, n. [From Penicillium, the fungus genus from which it was first isolated.] (Chem.) Any of a variety of substances having a structure containing a beta lactam ring fused to a thiirane ring, to which a carboxyl group is… …
84potassium penicillin G — penicillin G potassium …
85potassium phenoxymethyl penicillin — penicillin V potassium …
86penicillin psychosis — see Hoigné syndrome …
87Penicillin zerstörendes Enzym — Penicillanase …
88phenoxymethyl penicillin — noun a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids • Syn: ↑penicillin V • Hypernyms: ↑penicillin • Hyponyms: ↑penicillin V potassium, ↑Ledercillin VK …
89procaine penicillin G — n penicillin G procaine * * * see under penicillin …
90Discovery of penicillin — Alexander Fleming was the first to suggest that the Penicillium mould must have an antibacterial substance, and the first to isolate the active substance which he named penicillin, but he was not the first to use its properties. References *… …