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Showing words for PENICILLIN using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Penicillin

penicillin

7 Letter Words for Penicillin

incline, penicil, pennill

6 Letter Words for Penicillin

clipei, ilicin, illipe, inclip, inline, lienic, linpin, nielli, pencil, picein, picine, piline, pinnel, pinnie

5 Letter Words for Penicillin

ceili, cinel, cline, clipe, enlil, iceni, incle, lenin, linen, linie, linin, lipic, lipin, penni, pilei, pilin, pinic

4 Letter Words for Penicillin

ceil, cell, ciel, cill, cine, clep, clin, clip, elli, encl, epic, epil, incl, inne, ipil, lice, lien, liin, lile, line, linn, lipe, nein, nice, nile, nill, nine, pell, peni, pice, pien, pile, pili, pill, pine, plie, pnce

3 Letter Words for Penicillin

cel, cen, cep, cie, cli, cpi, cpl, eli, ell, enc, enl, epi, ice, iii, ile, ill, inc, inn, ipl, lei, lep, lie, lin, lip, lpn, nei, nep, nie, nil, nip, nne, pci, pec, pel, pen, pic, pie, pil, pin, pli

Definitions for Penicillin

[1] any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium and also semisynthetically, having a bactericidal action on many susceptible Gram-positive or Gram-negative cocci and bacilli, some also being effective against certain spirochetes.
[2] any of a group of antibiotics with powerful bactericidal action, used to treat many types of infections, including pneumonia, gonorrhoea, and infections caused by streptococci and staphylococci: originally obtained from the fungus Penicillium, esp P. notatum. Formula: R-C 9 H 11 N 2 O 4 S where R is one of several side chains

Words related to Penicillin

amoxicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, streptomycin, ampicillin, sulfonamide

Words nearby Penicillin

penholder, penhsi, penicil, penicillamine, penicillate, penicillin, penicillin g, penicillin v, penicillinase, penicillium, penicillus

Origin of Penicillin

First recorded in 1925–30; penicill(ium) + -in2

Word origin for Penicillin

C20: from penicillium

Synonyms for Penicillin

amoxicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, streptomycin, sulfonamide, tetracycline, sulfa drug, wonder drug