penicil

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noun

A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.

OriginLatin penicillum →
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Meanings

nounpenicil (plural penicils)

plural penicils

  1. datedmedicineA tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.
  2. A brush made from hair.

Origin

  1. Latinpenicillum
  2. Englishpenicil

From Latin penicillum, penicillus (“a painter's brush, a roll of lint, a tent for wounds”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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