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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
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British Dictionary definitions for methicillin

methicillin
/ (ˌmɛθɪˈsɪlɪn) /

noun
a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
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