penicillin
Meaning of penicillin
noun
Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
Information about penicillin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of penicillin is: penicillins.
- Languages in which penicillin is used:
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Hyphenation of penicillin
peni-cillin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 letters.
- penicillin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of penicillin
- Spanish: penicilina
- French: pénicilline
- Italian: penicillina
- Portuguese: penicilina
- German: Penicillin
Words that rhyme with penicillin
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