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penamecillin

penamecillin noun: an acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin; a prodrug that is processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases.

Noun

penamecillin (uncountable)

  1. An acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin; a prodrug that is processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases.

Origin of penamecillin

From (redundant) penam + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Questions about penamecillin

What does penamecillin mean?
Penamecillin means an acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin; a prodrug that is processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases.
What part of speech is penamecillin?
Penamecillin is a noun.

Words near penamecillin in the dictionary

  1. Penalver
  2. Penalvers
  3. Penal–Debe
  4. penam
  5. Penama
  6. penamecillin
  7. penams
  8. penance
  9. penanced
  10. penanceless
  11. penances

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