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carbenicillin

[ kahr-ben-uh-sil-in ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbenicillin1

First recorded in 1965–70; carb- + (p)enicillin

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