penicillinize
penicillinize verb: to treat (someone) with penicillin.
Verb
penicillinize (third-person singular simple present penicillinizes, present participle penicillinizing, simple past and past participle penicillinized)
- To treat (someone) with penicillin.
- These specific measures are primarily directed against streptococcal infection and are discussed in the section on after-care since they are particularly applicable to the convalescent case. It is obviously both undesirable and impossible to penicillinize everyone with a sore throat.1964, William Sydney Charles Copeman, editor, Textbook of the Rheumatic Diseases, Edinurgh: E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., page 150
- To add penicillin to (an erythrocyte etc.).
Forms of penicillinize
| third-person singular present | penicillinizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | penicillinizing |
| past participle | penicillinized |
| past | penicillinized |
Origin of penicillinize
From penicillin + -ize.
Questions about penicillinize
- What does penicillinize mean?
- Penicillinize means to treat (someone) with penicillin.
- What part of speech is penicillinize?
- Penicillinize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of penicillinize?
- The past tense of penicillinize is penicillinized.
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