| / English Dictionary |
PENICILLINASE-RESISTANT ANTIBIOTIC
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("penicillinase-resistant antibiotic" 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "penicillinase-resistant antibiotic"):
Nafcil; nafcillin (a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci)
oxacillin (a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
