ampicillin

am·pi·cil·lin

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [am-puh-sil-in]
- /ˌæm pəˈsɪl ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [am-puh-sil-in]
- /ˌæm pəˈsɪl ɪn/

Definitions of ampicillin word

noun ampicillin a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections 3
noun ampicillin a synthetic antibiotic, C16H19N3O4S, derived from penicillin, having resistance to acids so that it can be taken orally to fight a wide range of bacterial infections 3
noun ampicillin a broad-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin, C 16 H 19 N 3 O 4 S, effective against certain susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. 1
noun ampicillin A semisynthetic form of penicillin used chiefly to treat infections of the urinary and respiratory tracts. 1
noun ampicillin (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic having a beta-lactam structure. 0

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Origin of ampicillin

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; probably am(inobenzyl)p(en)icillin, an alternate chemical name

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Synonyms for ampicillin

noun ampicillin

wonder drug — a drug, usually recently discovered or developed, noted for its startling curative effect, as an antibiotic or sulfa drug.
penicillin — any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium and also semisynthetically, having a bactericidal action on many susceptible Gram-positive or Gram-negative cocci and bacilli, some also being effective against certain spirochetes.
amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.

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