penicillin
English
Etymology
From translingual Penicillium + -in. Coined by Alexander Fleming after Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪlɪn
Noun
penicillin (countable and uncountable, plural penicillins)
- (pharmacology) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
- (mycology) A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.
Derived terms
- benzathine penicillin
- benzylpenicillin, penicillin G
- -cillin (“antibiotic”) I'm allergic to penicillin
- isopenicillin
- Jewish penicillin
- penicillinic acid
- penicillin O
- penicillin VK
- phenoxymethyl penicillin
- phenoxymethylpenicillin, penicillin V
- procaine penicillin
Translations
antibiotic
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References
- “penicillin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “penicillin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin Penicillium.
Noun
penicillin n (definite singular penicillinet, indefinite plural penicillin, definite plural penicillina or penicillinene)
References
- “penicillin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin Penicillium.
Noun
penicillin n (definite singular penicillinet, indefinite plural penicillin, definite plural penicillina)
References
- “penicillin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of penicillin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | penicillin | penicillinet | — | — |
| Genitive | penicillins | penicillinets | — | — |
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