penicillin
1. [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
Related terms: antibiotic ampicillin griseofulvin methicillin piperacillin penicillinase-resistant_antibiotic penicillin_f benzylpenicillin penicillin_o penicillin_v oxicillin amoxicillin
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