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penicilloic acid

penicilloic acid noun: any of several acids obtained from the penicillins by the hydrolytic opening of the lactam ring (as by the action of a beta-lactamase).

Noun

penicilloic acid

  1. Any of several acids obtained from the penicillins by the hydrolytic opening of the lactam ring (as by the action of a beta-lactamase).

Questions about penicilloic acid

What does penicilloic acid mean?
Penicilloic acid means any of several acids obtained from the penicillins by the hydrolytic opening of the lactam ring (as by the action of a beta-lactamase).
What part of speech is penicilloic acid?
Penicilloic acid is a noun.

Words near penicilloic acid in the dictionary

  1. penicillins
  2. penicilliosis
  3. penicillium
  4. penicilliums
  5. penicilloic
  6. penicilloic acid
  7. penicilloside
  8. penicillosis
  9. penicilloyl
  10. penicilloyls
  11. penicillus

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