Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
pen·i·cil·lo·ic acid Pronunciation:
"pen-&-s&-"lO-ik- Function:
noun : any of several acids having thegeneral formula RCONH(C
6H
10NS)(COOH)
2 which are obtained from the penicillins by hydrolytic opening of the lactam ring (as by the action of a beta-lactamase)
