Usually means: Enzyme that breaks down penicillin.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. penicillinase: Merriam-Webster
  2. penicillinase: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. penicillinase: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. penicillinase: Collins English Dictionary
  5. penicillinase: Vocabulary.com
  6. penicillinase: Wordnik
  7. penicillinase: Wiktionary
  8. penicillinase: Dictionary.com
  9. Penicillinase: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. penicillinase: Rhymezone
  11. penicillinase: FreeDictionary.org
  12. penicillinase: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. penicillinase: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. penicillinase: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. penicillinase: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. penicillinase: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (penicillinase)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) A specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.

Similar:
beta-lactamase, carbenicillinase, β-lactamase, betalactamase, carbapenamase, carbapenemase, cefotaximase, bacillopeptidase, imipenemase, cephalosporinase, more...

Opposite:
non-penicillinase

Phrases:
penicillinase resistant antibiotic, more...

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Similar:
beta-lactamase, carbenicillinase, β-lactamase, betalactamase, carbapenamase, carbapenemase, cefotaximase, bacillopeptidase, imipenemase, cephalosporinase, more...

Opposite:
non-penicillinase

Phrases:
penicillinase resistant antibiotic, more...



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