meticillin
A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its…A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.
US/ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.
Origin
From methy(l) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).From methy(l) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
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