Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun methicillin

1 sense of methicillin

Sense 1
methicillin -- (antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections)
       => penicillin -- (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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