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diclox

diclox is the clipping of dicloxacillin.

Meaning of dicloxacillin

Noun

dicloxacillin (uncountable)

  1. A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₁₉H₁₆Cl₂N₃NaO₅S·H₂O especially against beta-lactamase producing staphylococci.

Questions about diclox

What is diclox the clipping of?
Diclox is the clipping of dicloxacillin.

Words near diclox in the dictionary

  1. diclofop
  2. diclofurime
  3. diclomezine
  4. dicloran
  5. diclosulam
  6. diclox
  7. dicloxacillin
  8. dicluster
  9. diclusters
  10. dicobalt
  11. DiCocco

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