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PENICILLIN-RESISTANT BACTERIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("penicillin-resistant bacteria" is a kind of...):
bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)