carboxypenicillin

noun

Either of a group of penicillin antibiotics comprising carbenicillin and ticarcillin.

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Meanings

nouncarboxypenicillin (countable and uncountable, plural carboxypenicillins)

plural carboxypenicillins

  1. countableuncountableEither of a group of penicillin antibiotics comprising carbenicillin and ticarcillin.

Origin

From carboxy + penicillin.

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APA

carboxypenicillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxypenicillin

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“carboxypenicillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxypenicillin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboxypenicillin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxypenicillin.

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