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penicillin V  
n.  A semisynthetic penicillin that is stable even in high humidity, resists destruction by gastric juice, and is therefore effective when taken orally.
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Main Entry: penicillin V
Pronunciation: -'vE
Function: noun
: a crystalline nonhygroscopic acid C16H18N2O5S thatis similar to penicillin G in antibacterial action and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids called also phenoxymethyl penicillin
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penicillin V n.
A semisynthetic oral pencillin compound that is very stable even in high humidity and that resists destruction by gastric juice.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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