meticillin

English

Chemical structure of meticillin

Alternative forms

• methicillin, methycillin

Etymology

From methy(l) +‎ -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Noun

meticillin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.

References

• “methicillin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “methicillin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.