AMOXICILLIN


Meaning of AMOXICILLIN in English

[ əˌmɒksɪ'sɪlɪn ]

(also amoxycillin )

■ noun Medicine a semi-synthetic penicillin closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties.

Origin

1970s: from am(ino-) + oxy- 2 + (peni)cillin.

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