PENICILLIN O

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does penicillin O mean? 

• PENICILLIN O (noun)
  The noun PENICILLIN O has 1 sense:

1. a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently

  Familiarity information: PENICILLIN O used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PENICILLIN O (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("penicillin O" is a kind of...):

penicillin (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)