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View synonyms for amoxicillin
amoxicillin
[ am-ok-suh-sil-in, uh-mok- ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a semisynthetic penicillin, C 18 H 19 N 3 O 5 S, taken orally as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
amoxicillin
/ ə-mŏk′sĭ-sĭl′ĭn /
- An antibiotic derived from penicillin, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin. Chemical formula: C 16 H 19 N 3 O 5 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amoxicillin1
1970–75; perhaps am(ino-hydr)ox(yphenyl) part of its chemical name + (pen)icillin
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