methicillin

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methicillin

/ˌmɛθ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

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noun methicillins

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of meticillin The new strain was dubbed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

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@misc{methicillin_2026,
  title = {methicillin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/methicillin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}