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/meth'euh sil"in/, n. Pharm.a semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic, C17H19N2NaO6S, used principally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant staphylococci infections.[1960-65; METH(YL) + (PEN)ICILLIN]
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methicillin — meth·i·cil·lin .meth ə sil ən n a semisynthetic penicillin C17H19N2O6NaS that is esp. effective against beta lactamase producing staphylococci * * * n. a semisynthetic penicillin that was originally used to treat infections by penicillin… … Medical dictionary
methicillin — noun Etymology: meth + penicillin Date: 1961 a semisynthetic penicillin C17H19N2O6NaS used especially in the form of its sodium salt against beta lactamase producing staphylococci … New Collegiate Dictionary
methicillin — Penicillinase resistant penicillin antibiotic … Dictionary of molecular biology
methicillin — noun An antibiotic drug, chemically related to penicillin, often used against strains of bacteria which have become resistant to penicillin … Wiktionary
methicillin — [ˌmɛθɪ sɪlɪn] noun Medicine a semi synthetic form of penicillin. Origin 1960s: from meth(yl) and (pen)icillin … English new terms dictionary
methicillin — meth·i·cil·lin … English syllables
methicillin — n.; see meticillin … The new mediacal dictionary
methicillin — noun antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections • Hypernyms: ↑penicillin … Useful english dictionary