penicillin
Syllables: pen·i·cil·lin/ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
penicillin noun: 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.
Noun
penicillin (countable and uncountable, plural penicillins)
- 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.
- A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.
penicillin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
penicillin in Hindi
- antibiotic
- पेनिसिलिन penisilin
penicillin in Tamil
- antibiotic
- பெனிசிலின் peṉiciliṉ
penicillin in Marathi
- antibiotic
- पेनिसिलिन penisilin
penicillin in Bengali
- পেনিসিলিন
More languagesFewer languages
- penicillin in Telugu
- పెన్సిలిన్ pensilin
- penicillin in Arabic
- بِنِسِلِين binisilīn
- penicillin in Indonesian
- penisilin
- penicillin in Persian
- پنیسیلین penisilin
- penicillin in Thai
- เพนิซิลลิน pâynísíllin
- penicillin in Vietnamese
- penicillin
Examples of penicillin in a sentence
- The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin.
- It was the rise of penicillin, not improved hygiene, that finally conquered puerperal fever.
- The extract has no effect on cefradin, vancomycin, lincomycin, erythromycin, ampicillin, penicillin G, or bacitracin.
Forms of penicillin
| plural | penicillins |
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Origin of penicillin
From translingual Penicillium + -in. Coined by Alexander Fleming after Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.
Words formed from penicillin
- allylmercaptomethylpenicillin
- aminopenicillin
- ampicillin
- benzathine penicillin
- benzathine penicillin G
- benzylpenicillin
- penicillin G
- carboxypenicillin
- -cillin
- dimethoxyphenylpenicillin
- fenbenicillin
- I'm allergic to penicillin
- isopenicillin
- Jewish penicillin
- nonpenicillin
- penam
- penicillamine
- penicillinase
- penicillin G benzathine
- penicillinic
- penicillinic acid
- penicillinize
- penicillin O
- penicillin VK
- penicilloic
- penicylinder
- penimepicycline
- pheneticillin
- phenoxymethyl penicillin
- phenoxymethylpenicillin
- penicillin V
- pirbenicillin
- procaine penicillin
- propicillin
- sulbenicillin
- ureidopenicillin
Words that rhyme with penicillin
- -cillin
- amoxicillin
- ampicillin
- benzylpenicillin
- carbenicillin
- carindacillin
- cloxacillin
- dicloxacillin
- methicillin
- meticillin
- nafcillin
- oxacillin
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Questions about penicillin
- What does penicillin mean?
- Penicillin means 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.
- What is penicillin in Hindi?
- Penicillin in Hindi is पेनिसिलिन (penisilin). See Penicillin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is penicillin?
- Penicillin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce penicillin?
- Penicillin is pronounced /ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/.
- What is the plural of penicillin?
- The plural of penicillin is penicillins.
Words near penicillin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: penicillin (page history and authors); Penicillin (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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