penicillin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Translingual -ium Translingual Penicillium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English penicillin From translingual Penicillium + -in. Coined by Alexander Fleming after Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| penicillins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
carboxypenicillin · allylmercaptomethylpenicillin · aminopenicillin · penimepicycline · Jewish penicillin · procaine penicillin · pheneticillin · penam · fenbenicillin · I'm allergic to penicillin · penicillamine · isopenicillin · ureidopenicillin · penicillin O · propicillin · penicillin G benzathine · penicillin G · sulbenicillin · penicylinder · penicillinase · dimethoxyphenylpenicillin · benzathine penicillin · benzathine penicillin G · penicillinic · penicillinic acid · phenoxymethylpenicillin · ampicillin · penicilloic · penicillin V · phenoxymethyl penicillin · pirbenicillin · penicillinize · benzylpenicillin · nonpenicillin · -cillin · penicillin VK
Descendants
Translations (55)
be пеніцылі́н (antibiotic) · fr pénicilline (antibiotic) · mr पेनिसिलिन (antibiotic) · de Penizillin (antibiotic) · kk пенициллин (antibiotic) · ro penicilină (antibiotic) · ko 페니실린 (antibiotic) · pl penicylina (antibiotic) · nn penicillin (antibiotic) · bo པན་ནི་སི་ལིན་ (antibiotic) · uk пеніцилі́н (antibiotic) · th เพนิซิลลิน (antibiotic) · oc penicillina (antibiotic) · ta பெனிசிலின் (antibiotic) · eo penicilino (antibiotic) · nl penicilline (antibiotic) · cs penicilín (antibiotic) · vi penicillin (antibiotic) · sh пеницилин (antibiotic) · cmn 盤尼西林 /盘尼西林 (antibiotic) · nb penicillin (antibiotic) · id penisilin (antibiotic) · lt penicilinas (antibiotic) · hi पेनिसिलिन (antibiotic) · el πενικιλίνη (antibiotic) · eu penizilina (antibiotic) · fa پنیسیلین (antibiotic) · sl penicilin (antibiotic) · es penicilina (antibiotic) · da penicillin (antibiotic) · cmn 青黴素 /青霉素 (antibiotic) · bg пеницили́н (antibiotic) · ja ペニシリン (antibiotic) · ka პენიცილინი (antibiotic) · fi penisilliini (antibiotic) · arz بينسيلين (antibiotic) · sh penicilin (antibiotic) · ru пеницилли́н (antibiotic) · io penicilino (antibiotic) · it penicillina (antibiotic) · te పెన్సిలిన్ (antibiotic) · de Penicillin (antibiotic) · tr penisilin (antibiotic) · km ប៉េនីស៊ីលីន (antibiotic) · ca penicil·lina (antibiotic) · is penisillín (antibiotic) · sv penicillin (antibiotic) · sm penisilini (antibiotic) · hu penicillin (antibiotic) · he פניצילין (antibiotic) · fo penicillin (antibiotic) · sk penicilín (antibiotic) · pt penicilina (antibiotic) · mk пеницили́н (antibiotic) · ar بِنِسِلِين (antibiotic)