PENICILLIN

Meaning of PENICILLIN in English

n. any of various antibiotics produced naturally by moulds of the genus Penicillium, or synthetically, and able to prevent the growth of certain disease-causing bacteria.

Etymology: mod.L Penicillium genus name f. L penicillum: see PENCIL

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PENICILLIN — penicilline
English interlingue dictionary
PENICILLIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Penicillium Date: 1929 any of several relatively nontoxic antibiotic acids of the general formula C 9 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENICILLIN — Penicillium mold. It was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming ; by 1940, Howard Walter Florey , Ernst Boris Chain …
Английский словарь Британика
PENICILLIN — ˌpenəˈsilə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: penicill- (from New Latin Penicillium ) + -in 1. : a mixture of antibiotic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — /pen'euh sil"in/ , n. Pharm. any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — n. antibiotic agent extracted from mold, type of antibiotic medication
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PENICILLIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Penicillium Date: 1929 1. : any of several relatively nontoxic antibiotic acids of the general formula …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENICILLIN — ■ noun an antibiotic produced naturally by certain blue moulds, now usually prepared synthetically. Origin 1920s: from the mod. L. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENICILLIN — [pen.i.cil.lin] n [NL Penicillium] (1929) 1: any of several relatively nontoxic antibiotic acids that are produced by molds (genus Penicillium …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENICILLIN — one of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents, derived from the Penicillium mold. Alexander …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENICILLIN — penicillin BrE AmE ˌpen ə ˈsɪl ɪn -ɪ-, § \ -ən
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — / ˌpenɪˈsɪlɪn; NAmE / noun [ U ] a substance obtained from mould , used as a drug to treat …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — pen ‧ i ‧ cil ‧ lin /ˌpenəˈsɪlən, ˌpenɪˈsɪlən/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Modern Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENICILLIN — n. any of various antibiotics produced naturally by moulds of the genus Penicillium, or synthetically, and able to prevent the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENICILLIN — n. any of various antibiotics produced naturally by moulds of the genus Penicillium, or synthetically, and able to prevent the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — Penicillin is a drug that kills bacteria and is used to treat infections. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — Penicillin is a drug that kills bacteria and is used to treat infections. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PENICILLIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Chain had overcome the problems which had defeated every previous experimenter with penicillin , but …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENICILLIN — [noun] [U] [specialized] - a type of medicine which kills bacteria; a type of antibiotic
Cambridge English vocab
PENICILLIN — n. Antibiotic derived from the Penicillium mold. It was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming ; by 1940, Howard Walter …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PENICILLIN — Synonyms and related words : Chloromycetin, Terramycin, actinomycin, amphotericin, bacitracin, carbomycin, chlortetracycline, cloxacillin, dihydrostreptomycin, erythromycin, fradicin, gramicidin, griseofulvin, methicillin, mitomycin, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENICILLIN — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PENICILLIN — noun Penicillin is used before these nouns: ↑ allergy , ↑ injection
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — n. 1) oral ~ 2) an injection, jab ( BE ; colloq. ), shot of ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PENICILLIN — Historically, the most famous of antibiotics. Named for the Penicillium fungal mold from which it came. Chicken soup, long known …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PENICILLIN — A drug that is used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PENICILLIN — an antibiotic drug used to treat various bacterial infections. Penicillin G is a strong form of penicillin used to treat …
AIDS English Glossary
PENICILLIN — сущ.; фарм. пенициллин пенициллин в грам. знач. прил.: пенициллиновый penicillin фарм. пенициллин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENICILLIN — penicillin.ogg ͵penıʹsılın n фарм. 1. пенициллин 2. в грам. знач. прил. пенициллиновый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENICILLIN — сущ.; фарм. пенициллин пенициллин в грам. знач. прил.: пенициллиновый penicillin фарм. пенициллин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENICILLIN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ pe-n ə - ' si-l ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Penicillium Date: 1929 1 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PENICILLIN — Бензилпенициллин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENICILLIN — пенициллин
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PENICILLIN — (n) пенициллин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PENICILLIN — (a) пенициллиновый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PENICILLIN — n фарм. 1. пенициллин 2. в грам. знач. прил. пенициллиновый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PENICILLIN — n фарм. 1. пенициллин 2. в грам. знач. прил. пенициллиновый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENICILLIN — n. пенициллин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PENICILLIN — n. пенициллин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PENICILLIN — сущ. ; фарм. пенициллин
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PENICILLIN — сущ.; фарм. пенициллин
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PENICILLIN — _n. _фарм. пенициллин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PENICILLIN — n. фарм. пенициллин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PENICILLIN — пенициллин
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
PENICILLIN — _n. _фарм. пенициллин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PENICILLIN — Бензилпенициллин
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PENICILLIN — пенициллин
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PENICILLIN — пенициллин
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford English vocab

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