cloxacillin

English

Chemical structure of cloxacillin

Etymology

From chl(or)- +‎ oxacillin.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌklɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Noun

cloxacillin (countable and uncountable, plural cloxacillins)

1. (pharmacology) A semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.

References

• “cloxacillin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.