benzylpenicillin
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From benzyl + penicillin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɛn.zəlˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪn
Noun
[edit]benzylpenicillin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) The penicillin C16H18N2O4S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C16H17N2NaO4S or potassium salt C16H17KN2O4S).
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References
[edit]- “penicillin G”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.