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ureidopenicillin

ureidopenicillin noun: any of a class of penicillin antibiotics in which an amino group has been replaced by a urea moiety.

Noun

ureidopenicillin (countable and uncountable, plural ureidopenicillins)

  1. Any of a class of penicillin antibiotics in which an amino group has been replaced by a urea moiety.

Forms of ureidopenicillin

pluralureidopenicillins

Origin of ureidopenicillin

From ureid + -o- + penicillin.

Questions about ureidopenicillin

What does ureidopenicillin mean?
Ureidopenicillin means any of a class of penicillin antibiotics in which an amino group has been replaced by a urea moiety.
What part of speech is ureidopenicillin?
Ureidopenicillin is a noun.
What is the plural of ureidopenicillin?
The plural of ureidopenicillin is ureidopenicillins.

Words near ureidopenicillin in the dictionary

  1. ureic
  2. ureid
  3. ureide
  4. ureides
  5. ureido-
  6. ureidopenicillin
  7. ureidopenicillins
  8. ureids
  9. ureilite
  10. ureilites
  11. urelement

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