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piperacillin

US/pɪˌpɛɹ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

piperacillin noun: a particular ureidopenicillin antibiotic.

piperacillin: a particular ureidopenicillin antibiotic
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Noun

piperacillin (uncountable)

  1. A particular ureidopenicillin antibiotic.

Origin of piperacillin

From pipera(zine) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Words formed from piperacillin

Words that rhyme with piperacillin

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Questions about piperacillin

What does piperacillin mean?
Piperacillin means a particular ureidopenicillin antibiotic.
What part of speech is piperacillin?
Piperacillin is a noun.
How do you pronounce piperacillin?
Piperacillin is pronounced /pɪˌpɛɹ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ (US).

Words near piperacillin in the dictionary

  1. piper
  2. piper gurnard
  3. piper gurnards
  4. piperaceous
  5. piperacetazine
  6. piperacillin
  7. piperack
  8. piperade
  9. piperades
  10. piperaduncin
  11. piperalin

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