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meticillin

US/ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

meticillin noun: a semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.

meticillin: a semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt...
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Noun

meticillin (uncountable)

  1. A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.

Forms of meticillin

alternative formmethicillin
alternative formmethycillin

Origin of meticillin

From methy(l) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Words that rhyme with meticillin

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Questions about meticillin

What does meticillin mean?
Meticillin means a semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.
What part of speech is meticillin?
Meticillin is a noun.
How do you pronounce meticillin?
Meticillin is pronounced /ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ (US).

Words near meticillin in the dictionary

  1. metica
  2. meticais
  3. metical
  4. meticals
  5. meticas
  6. meticillin
  7. metics
  8. meticulosities
  9. meticulosity
  10. meticulous
  11. meticulously

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