Meanings
nounpiperacillin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA particular ureidopenicillin antibiotic.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
Similar
Pipracil
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pipera(zine) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with piperacillin
amoxicillinpenicillinampicillintheophyllineoxacillinticarcillincarbenicillincloxacillindicloxacillinnafcillinbenzylpenicillincarindacillin-cillinmeticillinphenoxymethylpenicillin
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
piperacillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperacillin
MLA
“piperacillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperacillin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piperacillin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperacillin.
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