ampicillin

English

Chemical structure of ampicillin

Etymology

From am(ino)- +‎ p(en)icillin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌæm.pɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Noun

ampicillin (countable and uncountable, plural ampicillins)

(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.

Derived terms

Translations

Translations

Czech: ampicilin m
Finnish: ampisilliini
Galician: ampicilina f
Greek: αμπικιλλίνη f (ampikillíni)
Polish: ampicylina f
Portuguese: ampicilina f

References

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

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