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penicillinases

penicillinases is the plural of penicillinase.

Meaning of penicillinase

Noun

penicillinase (countable and uncountable, plural penicillinases)

  1. A specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.
    • To date, there have been only 23 confirmed cases of penicillinase-producing gonococcus (totally penicillin-resistant gonorrhea) reported in the United States.1976 December 18, Carol S. Ribner, Sanford M. Reder, “Boston's Gay Health Collective Replies to GCN”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 5

Questions about penicillinases

What is penicillinases the plural of?
Penicillinases is the plural of penicillinase.

Words near penicillinases in the dictionary

  1. penicillin G benzathine
  2. penicillin O
  3. penicillin V
  4. penicillin VK
  5. penicillinase
  6. penicillinases
  7. penicillinic
  8. penicillinic acid
  9. penicillinic acids
  10. penicillinize
  11. penicillinized

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