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From penicillin + -oic.
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penicilloic
Today it means: Relating to any carboxylic acid derived from a penicillin by hydrolysis of its lactam ring Full definition →
Today it means: Relating to any carboxylic acid derived from a penicillin by hydrolysis of its lactam ring Full definition →
From penicillin + -oic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.