phenoxymethylpenicillin

English

Chemical structure of phenoxymethyl penicillin

Alternative forms

• phenoxymethyl penicillin

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.miː.θʌɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/, /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.mɛθ.ʌɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/, /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.mɛθ.ɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/, /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.mɛθ.l̩ pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɪˌnɑk.sɪˌmɛθ.əl ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Noun

phenoxymethylpenicillin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S

Synonyms

• penicillin V
• penicillin VK

References

• “phenoxymethylpenicillin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “penicillin V”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.