METHICILLIN


Meaning of METHICILLIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-thə-ˈsi-lən ]

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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