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From [Term?] + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A beta-lactam that is converted by the body to ampicillin. Full definition →
From [Term?] + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.