METHICILLIN

methicillin

(noun) antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

methicillin (uncountable)

(pharmaceutical drug) An antibiotic drug, chemically related to penicillin, often used against strains of bacteria which have become resistant to penicillin.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 January 2025

SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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