carbenicillin

American

[kahr-ben-uh-sil-in] / ˌkɑr bɛn əˈsɪl ɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.

Etymology

Origin of carbenicillin

First recorded in 1965–70; carb- + (p)enicillin

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Within days, an investigative team had discovered an upsetting but valuable fact: the bacterium was resistant to the antibiotics ampicillin, carbenicillin and tetracycline.

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