mezlocillin

[ mez-luh-sil-in ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a wide-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin, C 2 1 H 2 5 N 5 O 8 S 2 , used parenterally in the treatment of infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mezlocillin¹

me(thyl) + (imida)zol(e) (rearranged), components of the chemical name + (peni)cillin