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amphoral |
amphoric |
amphoteric |
amphotericin |
amphotericin b |
ampicillin
| ample
| amplectant
| ampleness
| amplexation
| amplexicaul
ampicillin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ampicillin has 1 sense
- ampicillin(n = noun.artifact) polycillin, principen, sk-ampicillin - semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin); Array is a kind of penicillin
CIDE DICTIONARY
ampicillin, n.
a semisynthetic penicillin which can be considered as the common benzylpenicillin containing an amino group at the alpha benzyl position.
"It is more active against certain gram-negative bacteria than is benzylpenicillin. It found wide use in treatment of bacterial infections, and has been sold under many trade names."
[WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ampicillin, n. Pharm. a semi-synthetic penicillin used esp. in treating infections of the urinary and respiratory tracts.
Etymology
amino + pen icillin
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