Meanings
nounticarcillin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA semisynthetic antibiotic used especially in the form of its disodium salt C₁₅H₁₄N₂Na₂O₆S₂.
Origin
From thi(ophene) + car(boxy) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ticarcillin
amoxicillinpenicillinampicillintheophyllinepiperacillinoxacillincarbenicillincloxacillindicloxacillinnafcillinbenzylpenicillincarindacillin-cillinmeticillinphenoxymethylpenicillin
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
ticarcillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticarcillin
MLA
“ticarcillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticarcillin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ticarcillin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticarcillin.
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