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amoxicillin

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am⋅ox⋅i⋅cil⋅lin

[am-ok-suh-sil-in, uh-mok-]
–noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic penicillin, C18H19N3O5S, taken orally as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.

Origin:
1970–75; perh. am(ino-hydr)ox(yphenyl) part of its chemical name + (pen)icillin
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a·mox·i·cil·lin   (ə-mŏk'sĭ-sĭl'ĭn)   
n.  An semisynthetic penicillin, C16H19N3O5S, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin.

[am(ino) + (hydr)ox(y) + (pen)icillin.]
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Main Entry: amox·i·cil·lin
Variant: or British amox·y·cil·lin /&-"mäk-sE-'sil-&n/
Function:noun
: a semisynthetic penicillin C16H19N3O5S derived from ampicillin —see AMOXIL, AUGMENTIN, LAROTID
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amoxicillin a·mox·i·cil·lin (ə-mŏk'sĭ-sĭl'ĭn)
n.
A derivative of ampicillin that is effective against a broad range of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

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amoxicillin   (ə-mŏk'sĭ-sĭl'ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
An antibiotic derived from penicillin, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin. Chemical formula: C16H19N3O5.
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