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NAFCILLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nafcillin mean? 

NAFCILLIN (noun)
  The noun NAFCILLIN has 1 sense:

1. a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococciplay

  Familiarity information: NAFCILLIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NAFCILLIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Nafcil; nafcillin

Hypernyms ("nafcillin" is a kind of...):

penicillinase-resistant antibiotic (a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase)


 Context examples 


Nafcillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Nafcillin Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of nafcillin, a semi-synthetic naphthalene, penicillin-related Nafcillin inhibits bacterial wall synthesis by a mechanism of action similar to penicillin.

(Nafcillin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Nafcillin inhibits bacterial wall synthesis by a mechanism of action similar to penicillin.

(Nafcillin, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of the sodium salt of nafcillin, a narrow-spectrum beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin with antibacterial activity.

(Nafcillin Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)



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