cloxacillin

[ klok-suh-sil-in ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a semisynthetic penicillin, C 19 H 17 ClN 3 NaO 5 S, used chiefly against penicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections.

cloxacillin

/ ˌklɒksəˈsɪlɪn /

noun

1. a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat staphylococcal infections due to penicillin-resistant organisms

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloxacillin¹

1965–70; blend of chlor- ² and oxacillin