amoxicillin
[ am-ok-suh-sil-in, uh-mok- ]
/ æmˌɒk səˈsɪl ɪn, əˌmɒk- /
noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic penicillin, C18H19N3O5S, taken orally as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
Origin of amoxicillin
1970–75; perhaps
am(ino-hydr)ox(yphenyl) part of its chemical name +
(pen)icillin
Words nearby amoxicillin
amount to,
amount to the same thing,
amour,
amour-propre,
amowt,
amoxicillin,
amoy,
amp,
amp up,
amp-hr,
amp.
Medical definitions for amoxicillin
amoxicillin
[ ə-mŏk′sĭ-sĭl′ĭn ]
n.
A semisynthetic penicillin having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin.
Scientific definitions for amoxicillin
amoxicillin
[ ə-mŏk′sĭ-sĭl′ĭn ]
An antibiotic derived from penicillin, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin. Chemical formula: C16H19N3O5.