PENICILLIN


Meaning of PENICILLIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpe-nə-ˈsi-lən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Penicillium

Date: 1929

1. : any of several relatively nontoxic antibiotic acids of the general formula C 9 H 11 N 2 O 4 SR that are produced by molds (genus Penicillium and especially P. notatum or P. chrysogenum ) or synthetically and are used especially against gram-positive cocci ; also : a mixture of such acids

2. : a salt or ester of a penicillin or a mixture of such salts or esters

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