cloxacillin

C3L1O1X8A1C3I1L1L1I1N1
US/ˌklɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/

noun

A semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.

RareScrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncloxacillin (countable and uncountable, plural cloxacillins)

plural cloxacillins

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.

Origin

From chl(or)- + oxacillin.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cloxacillin

amoxicillinpenicillinampicillintheophyllinepiperacillinoxacillinticarcillincarbenicillindicloxacillinnafcillinbenzylpenicillincarindacillin-cillinmeticillinphenoxymethylpenicillin
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

cloxacillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloxacillin

MLA

“cloxacillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloxacillin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloxacillin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloxacillin.

Source: cloxacillin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.