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penicillin
[
pen-
uh
-
sil
-in
]
Example Sentences
Main Entry:
antibiotic
[
an-ti-bahy-
ot
-ik
,
-bee-
,
an-tee-
,
-tahy-
]
Show IPA
/
ˌæn
tɪ
baɪˈɒt
ɪk
,
-bi-
,
ˌæn
ti-
,
-taɪ-
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
medicine
Synonyms:
amoxicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin,
penicillin
, streptomycin, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, tetracycline, wonder drug
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Example Sentences
In fact, purified
penicillin
is not toxic to guinea pigs, and it can be used to treat diseases of that species.
And you are right that they lack the critical training to tell
penicillin
from snake oil.
Penicillin
is so good at killing bacteria that bacteria have had to evolve a way around it.
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In fact, purified
penicillin
is not toxic to guinea pigs, and it can be used to treat diseases of that species.
And you are right that they lack the critical training to tell
penicillin
from snake oil.
Penicillin
is so good at killing bacteria that bacteria have had to evolve a way around it.
Penicillin
is the gold standard treatment to kill the bacteria.
He chose one that he thought, at this point, would be even more effective than
penicillin
.
They do this in two ways, they either destroy the
penicillin
itself or.
Once widely prescribed, silver-based remedies went out of vogue after modern antibiotics such as
penicillin
became available.
The antibiotic of choice is
penicillin
, yet doxycycline may be used as an alternative in individuals with a
penicillin
allergy.
Even bacteria completely immune to
penicillin
and its cousins could be killed.
Her husband was taking
penicillin
for an ear infection, she added, but she'd had no direct contact with the medication.
Whether set off by a bee sting or a
penicillin
tablet, allergic reactions can be life-threatening in unknowing victims.
Even after
penicillin
proved to be an effective treatment for syphilis, they were not told.
The envelopes were taped shut, and the letters told people to take
penicillin
.
She was first deliberately infected with syphilis and, months later, given
penicillin
.
The test tubes in which the viruses are cultured contain
penicillin
to prevent bacterial spoilage.
The stated aim of the study was to see if
penicillin
could prevent infection after exposure.
Despite his claims,
penicillin
is actually lethal to guinea pigs.
Erythromycin is known as a macrolide antibiotic and is the first choice for patients with
penicillin
allergies.
The tablets are ampicillin, a common prescription antibiotic similar to
penicillin
.
If half the claims made for it were true, it would probably be as important a discovery as aspirin or
penicillin
.
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