methicillin

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections

Word Origin

Example

1. Hospital patients were picking up staphylococcus aureus infections that were resistant to the hitherto powerful antibiotic methicillin .

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