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penicillins

penicillins is the plural 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 penicillins

What is penicillins the plural of?
Penicillins is the plural of penicillin.

Words near penicillins in the dictionary

  1. penicillinic acids
  2. penicillinize
  3. penicillinized
  4. penicillinizes
  5. penicillinizing
  6. penicillins
  7. penicilliosis
  8. penicillium
  9. penicilliums
  10. penicilloic
  11. penicilloic acid

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