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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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