amoxicillin

English

Chemical structure of amoxicillin

Alternative forms

• amoxycillin (UK)

Etymology

From am(picillin) +‎ (hydr)oxy +‎ -cillin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌmɒk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌmɑk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Noun

amoxicillin (countable and uncountable, plural amoxicillins)

1. (pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.

Derived terms

• amoxiclav
• aspoxicillin
• co-amoxiclav

 

Translations

antibiotic

• Catalan: amoxicil·lina f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿莫西林 (zh) (āmòxīlín)

• Czech: amoxicilin m
• Finnish: amoksisilliini
• French: amoxicilline (fr) f
• Galician: amoxicilina f
• Greek: αμοξυκιλλίνη f (amoxykillíni)
• Portuguese: amoxicilina f
• Russian: амоксицилли́н m (amoksicillín)
• Spanish: amoxicilina f

References

• “amoxycillin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “amoxicillin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.