METHICILLIN


Meaning of METHICILLIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ me-th ə - ' si-l ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: meth- + pen icillin

Date: 1961

: a semisynthetic penicillin C 17 H 19 N 2 O 6 NaS used especially in the form of its sodium salt against beta-lactamase-producing staphylococci

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