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amoxicillin

UK/əˌmɒk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/US/əˌmak.sɪˈsɪlːɪn/

amoxicillin noun: a moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic with the formula C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S, closely related to ampicillin.

amoxicillin: a moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic with the formula C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S, closely...
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Noun

amoxicillin (countable and uncountable, plural amoxicillins)

  1. A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic with the formula C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S, closely related to ampicillin.

Forms of amoxicillin

pluralamoxicillins
alternative UKamoxycillin

Origin of amoxicillin

From am(picillin) + (hydr)oxy + -cillin.

Words formed from amoxicillin

Words that rhyme with amoxicillin

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Questions about amoxicillin

What does amoxicillin mean?
Amoxicillin means a moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic with the formula C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S, closely related to ampicillin.
What part of speech is amoxicillin?
Amoxicillin is a noun.
How do you pronounce amoxicillin?
Amoxicillin is pronounced /əˌmɒk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of amoxicillin?
The plural of amoxicillin is amoxicillins.

Words near amoxicillin in the dictionary

  1. amoving
  2. amox-clav
  3. amox/clav
  4. amoxapine
  5. amoxi
  6. amoxicillin
  7. amoxicillins
  8. amoxiclav
  9. amoxycillin
  10. amoxycillins
  11. Amoy

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