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

1 sense of penicillin v

Sense 1
penicillin V, phenoxymethyl penicillin -- (a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids)
       => penicillin -- (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)