oxacillin

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin and administered in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C19H18N3NaO5S·H2O to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant staphylococci.

Similar words

sodium cloxacillin quinacillin dicloxacillin aspoxicillin azlocillin azidocillin amoxicillin nafcillin meticillin

Often followed by

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Word family

oxacillins