amoxicillin (English, noun)
expansion: amoxicillin (countable and uncountable, plural amoxicillins)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: amoxicillins
tags: plural
form: amoxycillin
tags: alternative
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