carbenicillin

[kahr-ben-uh-sil-in]

car·ben·i·cil·lin

[kahr-ben-uh-sil-in]
noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic penicillin, C17H16N2Na2O6S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.

Origin:
1965–70; carb- + (p)enicillin
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Carbenicillin has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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carbenicillin car·ben·i·cil·lin (kär-běn'ĭ-sĭl'ĭn)
n.
A semisynthetic derivative of penicillin that is effective in the treatment of infections caused by certain susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria.

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