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
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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 was the first...
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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
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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 bacteriostatic effect on suscep...
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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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11. Penicillin
    An antibotic compound used to suppress The synthesis of bacterial cell walls to prevent multiplying
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12. 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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13. 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 fermentation.
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14. 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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15. 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, many of which cause dise...
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16. penicillin
    A drug that is used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.
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17. Penicillin
    `Penicillin` (sometimes abbreviated `PCN` or `pen`) is a group of antibiotics derived from date=December 2010-->--> They include benzylpenicillin|penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V. Penicillin antibiotics are historically significant because they are the fi...
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18. Penicillin
    (band) `Penicillin` (stylized as `PENICILLIN`) is a visual kei alternative rock band formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1992. History: Formed by friends at Tokai University in Kanagawa, Japan on February 14, 1992 Penicillin went on to become one of the largest acts in the visual kei scene and is still...
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