Definition of
penicillin has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

Related terms

antibiotic ampicillin griseofulvin methicillin piperacillin penicillinase-resistant_antibiotic penicillin_f benzylpenicillin penicillin_o penicillin_v oxicillin amoxicillin

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

P EH2 N AH0 S IH1 L AH0 N

Similar Spelling

penicillin_v penicillin_o penicillin_g penicillin_f penicillinase penicillamine Penicillium penciled pencilled pencil_box

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