ureidopenicillin

noun

Any of a class of penicillin antibiotics in which an amino group has been replaced by a urea moiety.

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Meanings

nounureidopenicillin (countable and uncountable, plural ureidopenicillins)

plural ureidopenicillins

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny of a class of penicillin antibiotics in which an amino group has been replaced by a urea moiety.

Origin

From ureid + -o- + penicillin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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