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phenoxymethyl penicillin

phenoxymethyl penicillin is the alternative form of phenoxymethylpenicillin.

Meaning of phenoxymethylpenicillin

Noun

phenoxymethylpenicillin (uncountable)

  1. A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S.

Questions about phenoxymethyl penicillin

What is phenoxymethyl penicillin the alternative form of?
Phenoxymethyl penicillin is the alternative form of phenoxymethylpenicillin.

Words near phenoxymethyl penicillin in the dictionary

  1. phenoxybenzyls
  2. phenoxyethanol
  3. phenoxyethanols
  4. phenoxyl
  5. phenoxyls
  6. phenoxymethyl penicillin
  7. phenoxymethylpenicillin
  8. phenoxyphenyl
  9. phenoxypropanol
  10. phenoxypropanols
  11. phenoxypropazine

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