sulbenicillin

S1U1L1B3E1N1I1C3I1L1L1I1N1

noun

A penicillin antibiotic.

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

nounsulbenicillin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA penicillin antibiotic.

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  12. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  13. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  14. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  15. Old Javanesejawa
  16. Old JavaneseJawi
  17. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  18. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  19. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  20. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  21. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  22. Catalanbenjuí
  23. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  24. Englishbenzoin
  25. Englishbenzo-
  26. Englishbenz-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  28. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  29. Englishbenzyl
  30. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  31. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  32. Proto-Italic*peznis
  33. Latinpēnis
  34. Latinpēniculus
  35. Latinpēnicillum
  36. Englishpenicillin
  37. Englishsulbenicillin

From sul(fo)- + ben(zyl) + (pen)icillin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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