oxacillin
[ ok-suh-sil-in ]
/ ˌɒk səˈsɪl ɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a semisynthetic penicillin, C19H19N3O5S, used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections.
Origin of oxacillin
1960–65;
(is)oxa(zole), a component of its chemical name +
(peni)cillin
Words nearby oxacillin
ox-eye herring,
ox-eyed,
ox-tongue partisan,
ox.,
oxa-,
oxacillin,
oxalate,
oxalate calculus,
oxalemia,
oxalic,
oxalic acid