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penicillin
pen·i·cil·lin [ pènni síllin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic derived from mold: an antibiotic belonging to a group originally derived from mold of the genus Penicillium but now produced synthetically. C16H18N2O4S
[Early 20th century. <penicillium]
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