noun
a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
• Syn: ↑Pipracil
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Pipracil)
• Hypernyms: ↑penicillin
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/puy per'euh sil"in/, n. Pharm.
a broad-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin, C23H26N5NaO7, used against certain susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and certain anaerobes, esp. P. aeruginosa.
[pipera(zinyl), a component of its chemical name (see PIPERAZINE, -YL) + -cillin, as in PENICILLIN]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.