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penicilina

penicilina

Portuguese

Noun

penicilina f (uncountable)

  1. penicillin (antibiotic)

Hypernyms

Related terms

  • peniciliforme
  • penicilinado
  • penicilino-resistência
  • penicilino-resistente
  • penicilinoterapia

Spanish

Noun

penicilina f ‎(plural penicilinas)

  1. penicillin

Etymology

From English penicillin, coined by Alexander Fleming after New Latin Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ni.siˈli.nɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ni.si.ˈli.na/, /ˌpe.ni.si.ˈli.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ci‧li‧na

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