methicillin

[meth-uh-sil-in]

noun Pharmacology.

a semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic, C17H19N2NaO6S, used principally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant staphylococci infections.

Origin of methicillin

First recorded in 1960–65; meth(yl) + (pen)icillin

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Examples from the Web for methicillin

Contemporary Examples of methicillin

Methicillin was called by its brand name, “Celbenin,” in the article.
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British Dictionary definitions for methicillin

methicillin

noun

a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections

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methicillin in Medicine

methicillin

[mĕth′ĭ-sĭl′ĭn]

n.

A synthetic antibiotic related to penicillin and most commonly used in treatment of infections caused by staphylococci that produce beta-lactamase.