PENICILLIN meaning: Antibiotic derived from Penicillium mold

We found 40 dictionaries that define the word penicillin:

General (23 matching dictionaries)

penicillin: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
penicillin: Merriam-Webster
penicillin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
penicillin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
penicillin: Collins English Dictionary
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Penicillin, penicillin: Wordnik
penicillin: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
penicillin: Wiktionary
penicillin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
penicillin: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
penicillin: Infoplease Dictionary
penicillin: Dictionary.com
penicillin: Online Etymology Dictionary
penicillin: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Penicillin (band), Penicillin (counter-artillery system), Penicillin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
penicillin: Rhymezone
penicillin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
penicillin: FreeDictionary.org
penicillin: Mnemonic Dictionary
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penicillin: Legal dictionary

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penicillin: Encyclopedia

Medicine (12 matching dictionaries)

penicillin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
Penicillin: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
Penicillin: Merck Manuals
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Allergy Glossary (No longer online)
penicillin: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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penicillin: Medical dictionary
Penicillin: Drug Medical Dictionary
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Science (2 matching dictionaries)

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penicillin: Evolution Glossary

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penicillin: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun: (pharmacology) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
▸ noun: (mycology) A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.

Opposite:

allergen, toxin, pathogen, irritant, pollutant

Phrases:

procaine penicillin, penicillin allergy, benzyl penicillin, penicillin resistance, penicillin resistant, more...

Adjectives:

oral, resistant, semisynthetic, prophylactic, crystalline, intravenous, procaine, intramuscular, antibiotic, systemic, aqueous

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white, blue, green, yellow, orange, more...

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