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methicillin
meth·i·cil·lin [ mèthə síllin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic: a synthetic antibiotic. Use: treatment of penicillin-resistant infections.
[Mid-20th century. <meth- + -cillin, inn stem]
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