benzylpenicillin
US/ˌbɛn.zəlˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
benzylpenicillin noun: the penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S).
Noun
benzylpenicillin (uncountable)
- The penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S).
- Synonyms:
- penicillin G
Synonyms of benzylpenicillin
Origin of benzylpenicillin
From benzyl + penicillin.
Words formed from benzylpenicillin
Words that rhyme with benzylpenicillin
- penicillin
- -cillin
- amoxicillin
- ampicillin
- carbenicillin
- carindacillin
- cloxacillin
- dicloxacillin
- methicillin
- meticillin
- nafcillin
- oxacillin
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Questions about benzylpenicillin
- What does benzylpenicillin mean?
- Benzylpenicillin means the penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S).
- What part of speech is benzylpenicillin?
- Benzylpenicillin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce benzylpenicillin?
- Benzylpenicillin is pronounced /ˌbɛn.zəlˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ (US).
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