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carbenicillin

US/kɑɹˌbɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

carbenicillin noun: a broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas).

carbenicillin: a broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by...
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Noun

carbenicillin (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas).

Origin of carbenicillin

Blend of carboxy + ben(zylpen)icillin.

Words formed from carbenicillin

Words that rhyme with carbenicillin

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Questions about carbenicillin

What does carbenicillin mean?
Carbenicillin means a broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas).
What part of speech is carbenicillin?
Carbenicillin is a noun.
How do you pronounce carbenicillin?
Carbenicillin is pronounced /kɑɹˌbɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ (US).

Words near carbenicillin in the dictionary

  1. carbene analogue
  2. carbene analogues
  3. carbenes
  4. carbenexolone
  5. carbenic
  6. carbenicillin
  7. carbenicillinase
  8. carbenicillinases
  9. carbenium
  10. carbenium ion
  11. carbenium ions

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