Word: meticillin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ti
ci
llin
Definition: A semisynthetic form of penicillin C17H20N2O6S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.
Morphemes:
Affix: methyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέθυ
Language: grc
Decoded: methu
Meaning: wine
Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
Affix: -cillin
Language: en
Meaning: 6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative