"ampicillin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæm.pɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ampicillin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ampicillins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlɪn Etymology: From am(ino)- + p(en)icillin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|amino-|penicillin|alt1=am(ino)-|alt2=p(en)icillin|nocat=1}} am(ino)- + p(en)icillin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ampicillin (countable and uncountable, plural ampicillins)
  1. (pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts. Wikipedia link: ampicillin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: amoxicillin, bacampicillin, pivampicillin, sultamicillin, talampicillin Translations (Translations): ampicilin [masculine] (Czech), ampisilliini (Finnish), ampicilina [feminine] (Galician), αμπικιλλίνη (ampikillíni) [feminine] (Greek), ampicylina [feminine] (Polish), ampicilina [feminine] (Portuguese)

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