penicillin

Other users have misspelling penicillin as:

1. penicillium 8.14%
2. punicalin 5.25%
3. pencillium 4.46%
4. pencilin 2.62%
5. Other 79.53%

Definitions of penicillin

noun

1. any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

Examples of penicillin

1. Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.
2. Streptomycin is more stable than penicillin and so it was easier to isolate and manufacture.
3. Currently, many pneumococci are resistant to penicillins and other agents.

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