Penicillin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotic drugs obtained from penicillium molds or produced synthetically, most active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
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  • n. Any of a group of broad-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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any of a variety of substances having a structure containing a beta-lactam ring fused to a thiirane ring, to which a carboxyl group is attached, but most commonly interpreted as benzyl penicillin. They are notable as powerful antibacterial agents of relatively low toxicity which have found extensive use in medicine for treating bacterial infections. They are categorized as one of the classes of beta-lactam antibiotic. They are produced naturally by some fungi and bacteria, and industrial production processes almost invariably start from some form of the penicillin nucleus produced by fermentation of microorganisms. The fermentation products are then chemically modified to produce derivatives of enhanced potency, safety, or antibacterial spectrum. The first penicillin to see extensive use clinically (during World War II) was penicillin G, also called benzypenicillin, and commonly simply “penicillin”.
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  • n. any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    antibiotic drug    antibiotic   
    Hyponym
    penicillin f    griseofulvin    ampicillin    penicillin g    augmentin   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dillon    Dylan    Macmillan    Spillane    billon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chloramphenicol    erythromycin    antibiotic    sulfa    doxycycline   
     
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