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methicillin
[ meth-uh-sil-in ]
/ ˌmɛθ əˈsɪl ɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic, C17H19N2NaO6S, used principally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant staphylococci infections.
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Origin of methicillin
First recorded in 1960–65; meth(yl) + (pen)icillin
Words nearby methicillin
methaqualone, Methedrine, metheglin, methemoglobin, methenamine, methicillin, methimazole, methinks, methiocarb, methionine, metho
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How to use methicillin in a sentence
I finally figured out how to kick this annoying methicillin bomb.
Methicillin was called by its brand name, “Celbenin,” in the article.
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British Dictionary definitions for methicillin
methicillin
/ (ˌmɛθɪˈsɪlɪn) /
noun
a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
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