different between penicillin vs ureidopenicillin

English

Etymology

From translingual Penicillium +? -in. Coined by Alexander Fleming after Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?n.??s?l.?n/

Noun

penicillin (countable and uncountable, plural penicillins)

1. (pharmacology) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
2. (mycology) A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.

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References

• “penicillin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “penicillin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin Penicillium

Noun

penicillin n (definite singular penicillinet, indefinite plural penicillin, definite plural penicillina or penicillinene)

1. penicillin

References

• “penicillin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin Penicillium

Noun

penicillin n (definite singular penicillinet, indefinite plural penicillin, definite plural penicillina)

1. penicillin

References

• “penicillin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

ureid +? -o- +? penicillin

Noun

ureidopenicillin (countable and uncountable, plural ureidopenicillins)

1. (medicine) Any of a class of penicillin antibiotics in which an amino group has been replaced by a urea moiety.