flucloxacillin

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noun

A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used to treat infections caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria.

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Meanings

nounflucloxacillin (uncountable)

alternative floxacillin

  1. uncountablemedicineA narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used to treat infections caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria.

Origin

From flu(oro)- + cloxacillin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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