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POLYMOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Polymox mean?
• POLYMOX (noun)
The noun POLYMOX has 1 sense:
1. an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
Familiarity information: POLYMOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
amoxicillin; Amoxil; Augmentin; Larotid; Polymox; Trimox
Hypernyms ("Polymox" 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)
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