Meanings
nounsultamicillin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn oral form of the antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam.
Origin
- Englishsulfonic
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishsul(fonyl)
- Proto-Semitic*bayt-
- Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
- Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
- Englishbeta
- Latinlac
- Englishlacto-
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishlac(tone)
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englisham(ide)
- Englishlactam
- Englishbeta-lactam
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishbeta-lactamase
- Englishsulbactam
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englisham(ino)-
- Proto-Indo-European*pes-
- Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
- Proto-Italic*peznis
- Latinpēnis
- Latinpēniculus
- Latinpēnicillum
- Englishp(en)icillin
- Englishampicillin
- Englishsultamicillin
Blend of sul(bac)tam + am(p)icillin.
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APA
sultamicillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultamicillin
MLA
“sultamicillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultamicillin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sultamicillin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultamicillin.
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