pivampicillin

P3I1V4A1M3P3I1C3I1L1L1I1N1

noun

A pivaloyloxymethyl ester of ampicillin.

OriginEnglish ampicillin ← Latin pēnicillum ← Proto-Italic *peznis →
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Meanings

nounpivampicillin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA pivaloyloxymethyl ester of ampicillin.

Origin

  1. Englishpivalic acid
  2. Englishpivalate
  3. Egyptianjmn
  4. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  5. LatinAmmōn
  6. Latinammoniacus
  7. Englishammonia
  8. Englishamine
  9. Englisham(ino)-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  12. Proto-Italic*peznis
  13. Latinpēnis
  14. Latinpēniculus
  15. Latinpēnicillum
  16. Englishp(en)icillin
  17. Englishampicillin
  18. Englishpivampicillin

From piv(alate) + ampicillin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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