amoxicillin

English

Chemical structure of amoxicillin

Alternative forms

amoxycillin (UK)

Etymology

From am(picillin) +‎ (hydr)oxy +‎ -cillin.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌmɒk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˌmɑk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Noun

amoxicillin (countable and uncountable, plural amoxicillins)

(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.

Derived terms

Translations

antibiotic

Catalan: amoxicil·lina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿莫西林 (zh) (āmòxīlín)
Czech: amoxicilin m
Finnish: amoksisilliini
French: amoxicilline (fr) f
Galician: amoxicilina f
Greek: αμοξυκιλλίνη f (amoxykillíni)
Portuguese: amoxicilina f
Russian: амоксицилли́н m (amoksicillín)
Spanish: amoxicilina f

References

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

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