phenoxymethylpenicillin
UK/fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.miː.θʌɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/US/fɪˌnɑk.sɪˌmɛθ.əl ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
phenoxymethylpenicillin noun: 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.
Noun
phenoxymethylpenicillin (uncountable)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- penicillin V, penicillin VK
Synonyms of phenoxymethylpenicillin
Forms of phenoxymethylpenicillin
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Words that rhyme with phenoxymethylpenicillin
- penicillin
- -cillin
- amoxicillin
- ampicillin
- benzylpenicillin
- carbenicillin
- carindacillin
- cloxacillin
- dicloxacillin
- methicillin
- meticillin
- nafcillin
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Questions about phenoxymethylpenicillin
- What does phenoxymethylpenicillin mean?
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin means 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.
- What part of speech is phenoxymethylpenicillin?
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phenoxymethylpenicillin?
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin is pronounced /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.miː.θʌɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ (UK).
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