phenoxymethylpenicillin (English, noun)
expansion: phenoxymethylpenicillin (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: phenoxymethyl penicillin
tags: alternative