cloxacillin

English

Chemical structure of cloxacillin

Etymology

From chl(or)- +‎ oxacillin.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌklɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Noun

cloxacillin (countable and uncountable, plural cloxacillins)

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.

References

“cloxacillin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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