Penicillin (Noun)

Meaning

Any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hypernyms

• Antibiotic Drug

Hyponyms

• Larotid
• Trimox
• Augmentin
• SK-Ampicillin
• Principen
• Fulvicin
• Pipracil
• Polymox
• Phenoxymethyl Penicillin
• Amoxil
• Polycillin
• Benzylpenicillin