Methicillin definitions

Methicillin

1) Penicillin
Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/methicillin

---

methicillin

<drug> Penicillinase resistant penicillin antibiotic. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973

---

methicillin

(meth″ĭ-sil´in) a semisynthetic penicillin that is highly resistant to inactivation by penicillinase; its sodium salt is used parenterally as an antibacterial.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

---

methicillin

Penicillinase-resistant penicillin antibiotic.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

---

Methicillin

Methicillin: A semisynthetic penicillin-related antibiotic, also known as Staphcillin, that once was effective against staphylococci (staph) resistant to penicillin because they produce the enzyme penicillinase. Rarely used now, methicillin has been largely superceded by Vancomycin. Over the past 50 years, staph bacteria have become resistant to va...
Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=24074

---

methicillin

[n] - antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=methicillin

---

methicillin

noun antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

---