-cillin

English

Etymology

From penicillin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪl.ɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Suffix

-cillin

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of generic penicillin antibiotic drugs.

   amoxicillin, ampicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacillin

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cillin

adicillin

almecillin

amantocillin

amoxicillin

ampicillin

apalcillin

aspoxicillin

azidocillin

azlocillin

bacampicillin

carbenicillin

carfecillin

carindacillin

ciclacillin

clometocillin

cloxacillin

dicloxacillin

epicillin

fenbenicillin

fibracillin

flucloxacillin

furbucillin

fuzlocillin

hetacillin

meticillin

mezlocillin

nafcillin

oxacillin

penamecillin

pheneticillin

phenyracillin

piperacillin

pirbenicillin

pivampicillin

propicillin

quinacillin

sarmoxicillin

sulbenicillin

sultamicillin

talampicillin

temocillin

ticarcillin