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cloxacillin

American

[klok-suh-sil-in] / ˌklɒk səˈsɪl ɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

cloxacillin British

/ ˌklɒksəˈsɪlɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cloxacillin

1965–70; blend of chlor- ² and oxacillin

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