amoxicillin
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a·mox·i·cil·lin
(ə-mŏk′sĭ-sĭl′ĭn)n.
A semisynthetic penicillin, C16H19N3O5S, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin.
[am(ino)- + (hydr)ox(y) + (pen)icillin.]
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amoxicillin
(əˈmɒksɪˌsɪlɪn) oramoxycillin
n
a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
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am•ox•i•cil•lin
(æmˌɒk səˈsɪl ɪn, əˌmɒk-)n.
a semisynthetic penicillin, C18H19N3O5S, taken orally as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
[1970–75; perhaps am(ino-hydr)ox(yphenyl) + (pen) icillin]
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| Noun | 1. |  amoxicillin - an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infectionspenicillin - 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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amoxicilin
amoxicillin
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