[ 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.
[ 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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004