Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methicillin

/ˌmɛθ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: me-thi-cillin
IPA: /ˌmɛθ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of meticillin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The new strain was dubbed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA."

Usage

Inflected Forms

methicillins (plural)

Rhymes With

penicillin amoxicillin ampicillin theophylline piperacillin benzylpenicillin oxacillin phenoxymethylpenicillin carbenicillin meticillin ticarcillin dicloxacillin

Questions

How do you pronounce methicillin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛθ.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/.
What does methicillin mean?: Alternative spelling of meticillin.

How to pronounce methicillin

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