Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloxacillin

/ˌklɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cloxacillin
IPA: /ˌklɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From chl(or)- + oxacillin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌklɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cloxacillins (plural)

Derived Forms

flucloxacillin

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce cloxacillin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌklɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/.
What does cloxacillin mean?: A semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.
Where does cloxacillin come from?: From chl(or)- + oxacillin.

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