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AMOXIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
Synonyms:
amoxicillin; Amoxil; Augmentin; Larotid; Polymox; Trimox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Amoxil" is a kind of...):
penicillin (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)