amoxicillin - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Noun
amoxicillin (countable and uncountable, plural amoxicillins)
- (pharmacology) A moderate- spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic with the formula C H N O S, closely related to ampicillin.
Etymology
From am(picillin) + (hydr)oxy + -cillin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /əˌmɒk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
- (General American) IPA: /əˌmak.sɪˈsɪlːɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪn
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