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oxacillin

/ˌɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
oxacillin
IPA
/ˌɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin and administered in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₁₉H₁₈N₃NaO₅S·H₂O to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant staphylococci.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From (is)oxa(zole) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/
  • British English: /ˌɒk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oxacillins (plural)

Derived Forms

cloxacillin dicloxacillin oxacillinase

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce oxacillin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/.
What does oxacillin mean?
A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin and administered in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₁₉H₁₈N₃NaO₅S·H₂O to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant staphylococci.
Where does oxacillin come from?
From (is)oxa(zole) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

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