penicillin
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penicillin
- /ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪlɪn
Where it comes from
From translingual Penicillium + -in. Coined by Alexander Fleming after Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.
noun penicillins
- Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
- A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: streptomycin, procaine, semisynthetic, antibacterial, beta-lactam, pcn, benzylpenicillin, antibiotic, antimicrobial, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, carbenicillin, flucloxacillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, methicillin
Translations
Every language
noun antibiotic
| Español | penicilina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 페니실린 penisillin |
| 日本語 | ペニシリン penishirin |
| 中文 | 青黴素 /青霉素 qīngméisù, 盤尼西林 /盘尼西林 pánníxīlín |
| हिन्दी | पेनिसिलिन penisilin |
| Português | penicilina |
| Français | pénicilline |
| Deutsch | Penicillin, Penizillin |
| Italiano | penicillina |
| Ελληνικά | πενικιλίνη penikilíni |
| Română | penicilină |
| Русский | пеницилли́н penicillín |
| Tiếng Việt | penicillin |
| العربية | بِنِسِلِين binisilīn |
| עברית | פניצילין |
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