PHENOXYMETHYL PENICILLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phenoxymethyl penicillin mean? 

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

1. a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHENOXYMETHYL PENICILLIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

penicillin V; phenoxymethyl penicillin

Hypernyms ("phenoxymethyl penicillin" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phenoxymethyl penicillin"):

Ledercillin VK; penicillin V potassium (a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK))