"amoxicillin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˌmɒk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˌmɑk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ [General-American] Forms: amoxicillins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlɪn Etymology: From am(picillin) + (hydr)oxy + -cillin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ampicillin|oxy-|-cillin|alt1=am(picillin)|alt2=(hydr)oxy}} am(picillin) + (hydr)oxy + -cillin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} amoxicillin (countable and uncountable, plural amoxicillins)
  1. (pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms. Wikipedia link: amoxicillin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: amoxycillin [UK] Derived forms: amoxiclav, aspoxicillin, co-amoxiclav Translations (antibiotic): amoxicil·lina [feminine] (Catalan), 阿莫西林 (āmòxīlín) (Chinese Mandarin), amoxicilin [masculine] (Czech), amoksisilliini (Finnish), amoxicilline [feminine] (French), amoxicilina [feminine] (Galician), αμοξυκιλλίνη (amoxykillíni) [feminine] (Greek), amoxicilina [feminine] (Portuguese), амоксицилли́н (amoksicillín) [masculine] (Russian), amoxicilina [feminine] (Spanish)

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