methicillin

[meth-uh-sil-in]

meth·i·cil·lin

[meth-uh-sil-in]
noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic, C17H19N2NaO6S, used principally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant staphylococci infections.

Origin:
1960–65; meth(yl) + (pen)icillin
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methicillin (ˌmɛθɪˈsɪlɪn)
 
n
a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections

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methicillin meth·i·cil·lin (měth'ĭ-sĭl'ĭn)
n.
A synthetic antibiotic related to penicillin and most commonly used in treatment of infections caused by staphylococci that produce penicillinase.

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