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clox⋅a⋅cil⋅lin

  [klok-suh-sil-in]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic penicillin, C19H17ClN3NaO5S, used chiefly against penicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections.
Origin:
1965–70; b. chlor- 2 and oxacillin
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clox·a·cil·lin   (klŏk'sə-sĭl'ĭn)   
n.  A semisynthetic antibiotic of the penicillin group that is used primarily to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, or pneumococci.

[c(h)l(oro)- + ox(o)- + a(zo)- + (peni)cillin.]
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Main Entry: clox·a·cil·lin
Pronunciation: "kläk-s&-'sil-&n
Function: noun
: a semisynthetic oral penicillinC19H17ClN3NaO5S effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase —see TEGOPEN
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cloxacillin clox·a·cil·lin (klŏk'sə-sĭl'ĭn)
n.
A semisynthetic antibiotic of the penicillin group that is used primarily to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, or pneumococci.

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