English > penicillin: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | Any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases. |
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| Narrower | amoxicillin, Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin | An antibiotic |
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| ampicillin, Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin | semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) |
| griseofulvin, Fulvicin | A kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium |
| methicillin | antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections |
| penicillin F | The first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain |
| penicillin G, benzylpenicillin | The penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics |
| penicillin O | A penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently |
| penicillin V, phenoxymethyl penicillin | A crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids |
| penicillinase-resistant antibiotic | A form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase |
| piperacillin, Pipracil | A synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections |
| Broader | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections |
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| Spanish | penicilina |
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| Catalan | penicilina, penicil·lina |
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| Adjectives | penicillin-resistant | unaffected by penicillin |
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