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meticillin

/ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meti-cillin
IPA
/ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.

Uncountable

Etymology

From methy(l) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

methicillin (alternative) methycillin (alternative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce meticillin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛt.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/.
What does meticillin mean?
A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.
Where does meticillin come from?
From methy(l) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

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