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phenoxymethylpenicillin

/fɪˌnɑk.sɪˌmɛθ.əl ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phe-noxymethylpeni-cillin
IPA
/fɪˌnɑk.sɪˌmɛθ.əl ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
50
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S.

Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɪˌnɑk.sɪˌmɛθ.əl ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/
  • British English: /fɪˌnɒk.sɪ.miː.θʌɪl pɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phenoxymethyl penicillin (alternative)

Synonyms

penicillin V penicillin VK

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce phenoxymethylpenicillin?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˌnɑk.sɪˌmɛθ.əl ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/.
What does phenoxymethylpenicillin mean?
A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S.

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