PENICILLIN Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word penicillin. (close relations)
Definition of PENICILLIN
penicillins
Best Alternative Words for PENICILLIN
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| amoxicillin | nounn | |||||||
noun • an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections | ||||||||
| antibiotic | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to antibiotic drugs noun • a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections | ||||||||
| azithromycin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body | ||||||||
| cephalosporin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity | ||||||||
| ciprofloxacin | nounn | |||||||
noun • an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints | ||||||||
| erythromycin | nounn | |||||||
noun • an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative | ||||||||
| metronidazole | nounn | |||||||
noun • antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis | ||||||||
| tetracycline | nounn | |||||||
noun • an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections | ||||||||
