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penacilin

penacilin is the misspelling of penicillin.

Meaning of penicillin

Noun

penicillin (countable and uncountable, plural penicillins)

  1. Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
  2. A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.

Questions about penacilin

What is penacilin the misspelling of?
Penacilin is the misspelling of penicillin.

Words near penacilin in the dictionary

  1. Pen-y-Darren
  2. Pen-y-fai
  3. Pen-y-ghent
  4. Pen-y-graig
  5. pena
  6. penacilin
  7. Penacook
  8. Penado
  9. Penados
  10. penaeid
  11. penaeidean

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