meticillin
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom methy(l) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪn
Noun
editmeticillin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C17H20N2O6S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.
References
edit- “methicillin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “methicillin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.