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Look up: Penicillin


  1. Penicillin
    A broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by the mould Penicillium chrysogenum, which inhibits the formation of the bacterial cell wall.
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  2. penicillin
    [n] - any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=penicillin

  3. penicillin
    Any of a group of antibiotic (bacteria killing) compounds obtained from filtrates of moulds of the genus Penicillium (especially P. notatum) or produced synthetically. Penicillin ...
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  4. Penicillin
    An antibiotic made by a mould called Penicillium
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  5. Penicillin
    Penicillin: The most famous of all antibiotics, named for the fungal mold Penicillium notatum from which it is derived. Penicillin acts by destroying the cell wall of bacteria. Penicillin is active against a number of types of bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Listeria, Neisseria gonorrho...
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  6. penicillin
    Probably the best known of the antibiotics, derived from the mould Penicillium notatum . It blocks the cross-linking reaction in peptidoglycan synthesis, and therefore destroys the bacterial cell wall making the bacterium very susceptible to damage.
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  7. penicillin
    <drug> Probably the best known of the antibiotics, derived from the mould Penicillium notatum. It blocks the cross linking reaction in peptidoglycan synthesis and therefore destroys the bacterial cell wall making the bacterium very susceptible to damage. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  8. penicillin
    noun any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=penicillin

  9. penicillin
    (pen″ĭ-sil´in) any of a large group of natural or semisynthetic antibacterial antibiotics derived directly or indirectly from strains of fungi of the genus Penicillium and other soil-inhabiting fungi grown on special culture media. Penicillins exert a bacteriocidal as well as a bacterios...
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  10. penicillin
    one of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents, derived from the Penicillium mold. In 1928 Scottish bacteriologist ... [22 related articles]
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  1. Penicillin
    [band] Penicillin (stylized as PENICILLIN) is a visual kei hard rock band formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1992. ==History== Formed by friends at Tokai University in Tokyo, Japan on February 14, 1992. The band formed with Chisato on vocals, Gisho on bass, O-Jiro on drums and both Yuuji and Shaisuke...
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  2. Penicillin
    Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V. Penicillin antibiotics are historically significant because they are the first drugs that were effective a...
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  3. penicillin
    3D model of penicillin. Created by Michael Ströck and released under the GFDL An antibiotic agent derived from a mold of the genus Penicillium. The first antibiotic to be discovered (by Alexander Fleming in 1928), it was later developed in a soluble form and can now be produced synthetica...
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  4. Penicillin
    An antibotic compound used to suppress The synthesis of bacterial cell walls to prevent multiplying
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  5. penicillin
    penicillin, any of a group of chemically similar substances obtained from molds of the genus Penicillium that were the first antibiotic agents to be used successfully in the treatment of bacterial infections in humans. The antagonistic effect of penicillin on bacteria was first observed by the Scott...
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  6. Penicillin
    Penicillin (Penicillium) is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of the mildew group. Penicillium glaucum is a very common mould on bread and other articles of food. When grown in saccharine solutions it assumes a torula condition, giving rise to isolated cells, which, like those of yeast, excite alcoholic...
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  7. penicillin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pen′i-sil′in Definitions: 1. Originally, an antibiotic substance obtained from cultures of the molds Penicillium notatum or P. chrysogenum; interferes with cell wall synthesis in bacteria. 2. One of a family of natural or synthetic variants of penicillic acid. T...
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  8. penicillin
    Any of a group of antibiotic (bacteria killing) compounds obtained from filtrates of moulds of the genus Penicillium (especially P. notatum) or produced synthetically. Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered (by Alexander Fleming); it kills a broad spectrum of bacteria, ma...
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  9. penicillin
    A drug that is used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.
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  10. penicillin
    1) Antibiotic 2) Antibiotic drug 3) Antibiotic fungus
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/penicillin/1

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