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carboxypenicillin

carboxypenicillin noun: either of a group of penicillin antibiotics comprising carbenicillin and ticarcillin.

Noun

carboxypenicillin (countable and uncountable, plural carboxypenicillins)

  1. Either of a group of penicillin antibiotics comprising carbenicillin and ticarcillin.

Forms of carboxypenicillin

pluralcarboxypenicillins

Origin of carboxypenicillin

From carboxy + penicillin.

Questions about carboxypenicillin

What does carboxypenicillin mean?
Carboxypenicillin means either of a group of penicillin antibiotics comprising carbenicillin and ticarcillin.
What part of speech is carboxypenicillin?
Carboxypenicillin is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxypenicillin?
The plural of carboxypenicillin is carboxypenicillins.

Words near carboxypenicillin in the dictionary

  1. carboxymethyls
  2. carboxymethyltransferase
  3. carboxymethyltransferases
  4. carboxymyoglobin
  5. carboxynaphthofluorescein
  6. carboxypenicillin
  7. carboxypenicillins
  8. carboxypeptidase
  9. carboxypeptidases
  10. carboxyphenol
  11. carboxyphenols

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